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tech

nounverbcommon in dialogue

  • //tɛk//
  • /[tʰɛk]/

Technology.

noun

  1. 1

    informalTechnology.

    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.

    "The tech on this is really good. But in essence, it's still a train any competent driver should be able to learn easily.

  2. 2

    informalTechnology. Denotes technology businesses or the technology industry, especially in the field of computing and the Internet.

    Tech giants such as Google and Facebook have too much power.

    Tech stocks are down on Nasdaq.

    Tech workers can earn big money.

    In particular, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan is quickly becoming a hotbed for tech investment from companies including TSMC and Fujifilm Holdings Corp (FUJIF).

  3. 3

    informalTechnician; 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.

  4. 4

    informalTechnique.

  5. 5

    informalTechnical college; technical school.

    Greenville Technical College is informally known as Greenville Tech.

    In high school, he attended the tech program, studying construction trades.

  6. 6

    Variant of technical rehearsalinformalClipping 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.

  7. 7

    Variant of technical inspectionClipping of technical inspection

Etymology

Clipping of technology, technician, and technique.

verb

  1. 1

    To perform a technical (a special move in fighting games that cancels out an opposing attack).

Forms

plural
techs
past tense
teched
past participle
teched
present participle
teching
third person singular
techs
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).