tech
Pluraltechs (some meanings)
Pluraltechs (some meanings)
- 1Technology, such as computers, phones, and machines, and the knowledge behind them.
My dad loves trying out new tech.
The tech in this car is easy to use.
UsageSay new tech, not a tech, for machines and gadgets. A tech is a person.
Similartechnology
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- 2Technology companies, or the whole technology business, especially computers and the internet.
My sister works in tech in San Francisco.
Many tech companies let people work from home.
UsageOften before other words: tech jobs, tech companies. Or work in tech.
- 3A person whose job is practical technical work, like fixing machines or running tests in a lab.
A tech came to fix our internet this morning.
The lab techs check every sample twice.
UsageOften with the kind of work: a lab tech.
Similartechnician, technologist
- 4A technical college or school, where people learn job skills, often used in the school's name.
My brother takes welding classes at Lakeview Tech.
Pine County Tech has a great car repair program.
UsageMostly part of a school's name: Lakeview Tech.
Less common meanings
- 5A way of doing something, or the skill you use to do it.
He found a new tech that makes his character move faster.
At the gym, our coach taught us some new tech for escaping a hold.
UsageGamers and fighters say new tech for a new trick or move.
Similartechnique
- 6Short for technical rehearsal. It is a practice for a show that focuses on lights and the stage.
The actors stayed late for tech on Friday night.
During tech, the crew tested every light change.
UsageSay in tech or go into tech, with no a or the.
- 7In fighting video games, to escape a throw or get up fast after a fall by pressing a button in time.
- 8Short for technical inspection. In car racing, it is the check that each car follows the rules.
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Origin
It is a short form of technology, technician, and technique.
Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 3 facts
- Tech is a short form of technology. en.wiktionary.org
- Tech is a short form of technician. en.wiktionary.org
- Tech is a short form of technique. en.wiktionary.org