twenty-first century
Our present age
The twenty-first century is the period from 2001 to 2100, though in common usage it began January 1, 2000.
It's the current era, associated with digital technology, climate change, and globalization: twenty-first-century medicine, a twenty-first-century approach to education.
Often used to mark something as modern or contemporary: Welcome to the twenty-first century.
- modernityBeing of present times
- gig economyWork based on temporary contracts
- gig workerOn-demand independent contractor
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
digital age · climate change · climate crisis · multiculturalism · mental health awareness · globalization · 5G networks · smart home · contemporary history · big data · robotics · pandemic response · augmented reality · quantum computing · autonomous vehicles · electric vehicle · carbon footprint reduction · genetic engineering
twenty-first centuryStone Age
Era of knapped tools
prehistoric era · nineteenth century · Middle Ages · Victorian era · ancient times
twenty-first centurypre-modern
Before contemporary times
old-fashioned · antiquated · premodern · traditional · old world
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