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I'm not an EDM expert, so I'll refer to the Wikipedia definition ;)

> Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm).

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I get the instinctual response of distinguishing EDM and Techno or any genre for that matter. Yes, Techno is technically EDM. But when people talk about EDM they generally mean commercialized electronic pop-music. I think it comes from the fact, that people who not have delved deeper into what "EDM" is, mean something like Avicii (no hate) when talking about it. Since that is all they now.

The NY Times still spells DJs as "D.J.s".

(AP Stylebook fixed this in 2016, but NY Times hasn't kept up).

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