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Originally Posted by Steven Lake
TechnoMage -
1) Someone who uses technology so highly advanced that it's indistinguishable from magic.
2) Someone who uses technology as a form of magic.
This is both an intriguing and unique word used to identify a rather unique and interesting character type. One of the more prominent uses was seen on the TV series Babylon 5. However, the phrase predates Babylon 5. Anyone know what the first usage of the term was?
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Originally Posted by jaxx6166
I'd have to guess someone in the eighties like William Gibson or any of the shadowrun designers. I thought you were going to discuss the class of character for a moment instead of discuss etymology. I think that's a more fun topic.. 
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I don't know if the term technomage was applied to the character, but the Flash villain Abra Kadabra (per Wikipedia he first appeared in 1962) definitely fits the description. He comes from the 64th Century where science is so advanced that it appears to be magic. The following is a link to his Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abra_Kadabra_%28comics%29