tech

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈtek How to pronounce tech (audio)
: technician
lab techs
a computer tech

tech

2 of 3

noun (2)

: technology
The triumph of tech … is far from complete …—Newsweek

tech

3 of 3

abbreviation

1
technical; technically
2
technological

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Funneling money not just into fem-tech but into the research of scientists like Metz, Sharp, and the teams at MIT and Dartmouth is the only way to ensure that menstrual blood is no longer wasted. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026 Kara Swisher, the longtime tech journalist and a Musk critic, recently told Morning Edition that no private citizen — and in this case the world's richest person — should be making wartime decisions. — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026 Other corners of the tech industry have also been rattled as investors scrutinize earnings and demand evidence that companies will benefit, rather than be threatened, by developments in AI. — Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 Grohl gave up his position on the main kit and left the stage so that it could be taken over by John Douglas, the drum tech who had come to fill in previously for Kramer. — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tech

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1942, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tech was in 1942

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tech

1 of 2 noun
ˈtek How to pronounce tech (audio)
: technician
lab techs
a computer tech

tech

2 of 2 noun
: technology

Medical Definition

tech

abbreviation
technician
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