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

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Noun
SpaceX’s first client to fly, billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman already has launched twice and performed the first private spacewalk. Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025 Meta attorney Mark Hansen said in his opening statement that the two apps have grown substantially under the tech company's ownership and that there is no evidence to prove Meta is a monopoly. Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025 But last month, Huang signaled that his company was preparing to migrate more manufacturing to the US when tech companies, including OpenAI, are buying hundreds of thousands of enterprise-grade GPUs from Nvidia. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025 The news suggested possible relief for tech companies concerned by Trump's 145% tariffs on all goods from China. David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025 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

Time Traveler
The first known use of tech was in 1942

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“Tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tech. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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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