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sigtronic
 n.— «Billed as a “sigtronic collection of street-savvy, culture-conscious clothes that communicate, identify, and remember,” the standing-room only show featured technology-based apparel.…The future of Boston fashion might be described as “sigtronic.” The word “sigtronic” (no relation to Sigtronics Corp., a California-based headset and intercom manufacturer) is a neologism Liu credits to Knouf. It’s also a nod to Sigtronica, the weekly electronica music show Liu and Knouf co-produce on MIT’s radio station, WMBR-FM (88.1).» —“Designers from area colleges play it smart with functional, high-tech fashion” by Emily Sweeney Boston Globe June 23, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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