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The [[Techno Wizard]] is the guy or girl who can make a computer or electronic device do anything.
Among other things, they know all the [[Magical Database|Magical Databases]]; they know how to use the [[Enhance Button]] and the [[Facial Recognition Software]] for the best results; they can look at a wall covered with [[Billions of Buttons]] and immediately figure out which unlabeled one is the one that turns off the [[Self
They may or may not be a [[Mad Scientist]] as well, depending on how [[Speculative Fiction|fantastic]] the show is. They will often have [[Machine Empathy]], especially for devices they use regularly.
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Compare the [[Gadgeteer Genius]], who is more mechanically-inclined than electronically-inclined, and the [[Technopath]], who is capable of performing ''literal'' magic with technology.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* Rodney and Sam from the ''[[Stargate Verse|Stargate]]'' verse.
* Alec Hardison from ''[[Leverage]]'' embodies this trope - he can hack ''anything'' (except a hick). Bonus points awarded for the fact that, like a real life hacker, he uses social engineering almost as much as technical know-how to get what he wants...although he does have a tendency to take things a bit too far.
** Interestingly, the [[Five
* Mac in ''[[Veronica Mars]]''.
* Penelope Garcia of ''[[Criminal Minds]]''.
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