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
She’s covered the rise of AI beauty tech, including Lash Extensions From an AI Robot: Is This the Future of Beauty? Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 There are plenty more Woot tech deals to check out! Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025 The Grok meltdown underscores some of the fundamental problems at the heart of AI development that tech companies have so far yada-yada-yada’d through anytime they’re pressed on questions of safety. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 May 2025 Knowing how ravenous tech companies are for data, people can hardly be blamed for this attitude. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 20 May 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

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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 24 May. 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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