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algorave

noun
/ˈæl.ɡəˌɹeɪv/

Etymology

Blend of algorithmic + rave.

  1. derived from *webʰ-✻ — “to move, swarm, waft”
  2. derived from *wab(b)ōną✻ — “to sway, waver, swing, shake, wobble, totter, reel, careen”
  3. derived from ráfa — “to wander, roam”
  4. inherited from raven
  5. compounded as algorave — “algorithmic + rave”

Definitions

  1. An event where people dance to music generated from algorithms, often improvised on the…

    An event where people dance to music generated from algorithms, often improvised on the spot (live coding).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for algorave. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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