tech

¹ American  

[tek] / tɛk /

adjective

1. technical.

   The engineers sat together exchanging tech talk.

2. technology.

   the tech industry.

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noun

1. a technician.

   He's a tech for a film crew.

2. technology.

   She has a good grasp of computer tech.

tech. ² American  

abbreviation

1. technic.

2. technical.

3. technology.

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-tech ³ American  

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.

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tech. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. technical

2. technology

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tech ² British  

/ tɛk /

noun

1. informal short for technical college

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Etymology

Origin of tech¹

First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening

Origin of -tech³

From tech(nology) ( def. ), by shortening

Example Sentences

Super Micro Computer stock is down 27% since the allegations surfaced and fell over 3% premarket Thursday amid broader tech selling.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Big tech was also dropping, with all Magnificent Seven stocks in the red.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Even Nvidia, the undisputed champion of artificial intelligence chipmaking and the beating heart of the broader AI boom, has slumped 18% since the tech trade turned sour last autumn.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Most tech billionaires saw wealth declines in Q1; Bernard Arnault’s wealth fell over 26%, and Warren Buffett exited the top 10.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“You’re saying we’d be hooked up to some tech, and then I’d take you out for a chocolate malt at the drugstore and say, ‘Gee, Chloe.’”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson