noun Informal short form of technology.
- I can't understand all this new tech.
- Remember, something that seems straightforward to you can be very scary to people who don't have enough info or tech knowledge to provide a context or meaning on their own.
— Nancy Lyons, Meghan Wilker (2012)
- She works in tech, developing apps for a startup.
- The tech on this is really good. But in essence, it's still a train any competent driver should be able to learn easily.
— Paul Clifton, Network News: Training starts on heavily delayed SWR Arterios (2023)
- Tech is changing how people shop, travel and talk to each other.
- He loves tech and always buys the newest gadgets.
noun Informal short form of technician.
- A tech came round to fix the broken printer.
- Call the tech if the network goes down again.
- The lab tech set up the microscopes before the class began.
