tech

1 of 3

noun (1)

: technician
lab techs
a computer tech

tech

2 of 3

noun (2)

often attributive
: technology
the triumph of tech … is far from completeNewsweek

tech

3 of 3

abbreviation

Examples of tech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Despite some excellent reporting from a handful of reporters in the tech press, a skewed and often wildly inaccurate narrative formed around Silk Road and Ross that followed him all the way to his brief trial. Alex Winter, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024 The Bee also reached out to tech industry trade groups, including the Chamber of Progress and Technet, for comment. Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024 But students elsewhere are also asking for divestment from tech companies like Google, which provides cloud computing services to Israeli troops, and has been subject to sit-ins by its own workers, prompting dozens to get fired. Solcyré Burga, TIME, 2 May 2024 How would such regulation impact large firms that are creating their own proprietary AI models while also leaning on those created by tech giants like Microsoft or Google? John Kell, Fortune, 2 May 2024 The music artist did not pay OpenAI to use the tech for the music video. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 Don't miss out on the rest of the tech deals at Best Buy. Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 1 May 2024 So the pro-Palestinian encampment didn’t have much of an impact on lab tech David Johnson’s life — until Tuesday. David K. Li, NBC News, 1 May 2024 One of the largest lobbying firms for Big Tech companies has opposed the provision over fears that tech industry workers could be forced to become informants. Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1942, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tech was in 1942

Dictionary Entries Near tech

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“Tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tech. Accessed 9 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

tech

1 of 2 noun
: technician
lab techs
a computer tech

tech

2 of 2 noun

Medical Definition

tech

abbreviation

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