tech
noun
- technology
adjective
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Pronunciation: /tɛk/ / [tʰɛk]
noun
Etymology: Clipping of technology, technician, and technique.
- Technology.
“I can't understand all this new tech.”
“Remember, something that seems straightforward to you can be very scary to people who don't have enough info or tech knowledge to provide a context or meaning on their own.”
- Technology.
“Tech giants such as Google and Facebook have too much power.”
“Tech stocks are down on Nasdaq.”
- Technician; technologist.
“The service writers collaborate with the techs and communicate with the customers.”
“A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle.”
- Technique.
- Technical college; technical school.
“Greenville Technical College is informally known as Greenville Tech.”
“In high school, he attended the tech program, studying construction trades.”
- Clipping of technical rehearsal.
“Despite his early preparation, the three-week tech period is Nigrini’s only opportunity to make his vision come to fruition.”
“Typically when you’re developing a musical you have hours of rehearsal and hours of tech, […] and everyone’s tired of the show by the end.”
- Clipping of technical inspection
verb
Etymology: Clipping of technology, technician, and technique.
- To perform a technical (a special move in fighting games that cancels out an opposing attack).