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disco

Style of dance music that arose in the mid-1970s, characterized by hypnotic rhythm, repetitive lyrics, and electronically produced sounds. Disco (short for discotheque) evolved largely from New York City underground nightclubs, in which disc jockeys would play dance records for hours without interruption, taking care to synchronize the beats so as to make a seamless change between records. Artists such as Donna Summer, Chic, and the Bee Gees had many hits in the genre, which peaked with the release of the film Saturday Night Fever (1977). Disco faded quickly after 1980, but its powerful influence, especially its sequenced electronic beats, still continues to affect much of pop music.

Disco
Microsoft's lightweight counterpart to UDDI for discovering Web services. Directed more to organizations that want to implement Web services internally, Disco is included in the .NET Framework. See UDDI.
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To make the evenings lively, discotheques are happening places and gaining popularity in the city with their innovative themes and concepts for visitors' entertainment.
Disco culture gaining popularity in Chandigarh by Asian News International
The Palace, an art deco jewel dating back to 1923 which in the 1980s became one of Europe's top discotheques, reopens Wednesday after gathering dust for 12 years.
Return of Paris' roaring 20s music-halls by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Knowledge of your venue is very helpful, the hotel suite or marquee size; from the Discotheques viewpoint, vehicular accessibility and electrical provision are vital to assessing their capability to assist you.
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