tech

[ tek ]
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adjective
  1. technical: The engineers sat together exchanging tech talk.

  2. technology: the tech industry.

noun
  1. a technician: He's a tech for a film crew.

  2. technology: She has a good grasp of computer tech.

Origin of tech

1
First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening

Words Nearby tech

Other definitions for -tech (2 of 3)

-tech

  1. a combining form meaning “digital technology,” occurring as the final element in compound words and coinages that refer to digital technological innovations applied in an established industry: fintech;legaltech;insurtech.

Origin of -tech

2
From tech(nology), by shortening

Other definitions for tech. (3 of 3)

tech.

abbreviation
  1. technic.

  2. technical.

  1. technology.

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How to use tech in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for tech (1 of 2)

tech

/ (tɛk) /


noun
  1. informal short for technical college

British Dictionary definitions for tech. (2 of 2)

tech.

abbreviation for
  1. technical

  2. technology

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