单词 | softnomics |
释义 | softnomicsn. (A term coined in Japan for) the study of the shift in the economy of developed countries from the basis of manufacturing industry to that of service industry, esp. information technology. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > study of work > [noun] > technology or technography > other branches bionics1960 zygology1970 alternative technology1972 nanotechnology1974 softnomics1983 nano1987 nanotech1990 1983 Sci. Amer. Nov. j23/2 Whatever one may think of the aesthetics of the term ‘softnomics’, it does convey a sense of where the Japanese see their technology and economy moving. The shift is from sheer quantity toward quality, from hardware toward software. 1990 A. Toffler Powershift ii. iii. 27 Forbes..latest list of the ten richest American billionaires includes fully seven whose fortunes were based on media, communications, or computers—software and services rather than hardware and manufacturing. They reflect what the Japanese call the new ‘softnomics’. 2002 Y. Iida Rethinking Identity (2005) 168 The government launched various follow-up studies..of ‘soft-nomics’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1983 |
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