tech support
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tech support
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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Someone calls claiming to be from Microsoft tech support.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Local 99 of Service Employees International Union, which represents about 30,000 teacher aides, campus aides, gardeners, custodians, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and tech support staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
India -- with its large customer service and tech support sectors -- could be vulnerable, and shares in the country's outsourcing firms have plunged in recent days, partly due to advances in AI assistant tools.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Don’t use a word they could guess, such as the name of your street or pet, says Liz Hamburg, chief executive of Candoo Tech, which provides tech support and training for older adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
Doing tech support here was nothing like working from home.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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