vo-tech

[ voh-tek ]

/ ˈvoʊˌtɛk /

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adjective Informal.

vocational-technical: used especially of a school curriculum.

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Sometimes, a tech glitch means you are prevented from looking at other users.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Imagine waking up to find a guy who looks like a tech startup employee eating your charred crispy leg.
The Red Viper, Zoe Barnes, and the Best Fictional Deaths of 2014|Melissa Leon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Fully ready for any form of high-tech war,” the regime said of itself in 2009.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel|Michael Daly|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In many ways, the behavior of the male “ally” demonstrates how far we have to go in the tech industry.
Tech’s Male ‘Feminists’ Aren’t Helping|Cate Huston, Karen Catlin|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

These are the phrases we want to hear from male allies across the tech industry in 2015 that show true, meaningful support.
Tech’s Male ‘Feminists’ Aren’t Helping|Cate Huston, Karen Catlin|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The com-tech was answering the question Raf had almost forgotten that he had asked the moment before.
Star Born|Andre Norton
Raf's eyes met Soriki's, and the com-tech's hand dropped to hook fingers in his belt within touching distance of his side arm.
Star Born|Andre Norton
And having fixed Soriki's face, he tried to believe that he was now confronting the com-tech, speaking directly to him.
Star Born|Andre Norton
Come now, own up, like an honest man, and I von't go tell nobody else about vat you say.
All He Knew|John Habberton
You von't think o' arrestin' your own son for the money, and sendin' him off to the Fleet, will you, you unnat'ral wagabone?'
The Pickwick Papers|Charles Dickens