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
Lynch, who served as an adviser to two UK prime ministers, was accused in a 2018 indictment of pocketing more than $800 million when Hewlett Packard bought Autonomy, then the second-biggest tech company in Britain. Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024 The varied bunch making their debut includes DoorDash as the top tech company, along with IntuitiveSurgical (the creator of the surgical robot DaVinci5) and beverage company Monster Energy. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024 Amazon has poured $4 billion into AI startup Anthropic to use its tech. Laura Bratton, Quartz, 7 June 2024 Concerns about the dangers of highly advanced AI, including the possibility of human extinction, have gradually gained traction in tech circles. Will Henshall, TIME, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tech 

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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

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“Tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tech. Accessed 11 Jun. 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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