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TechWhack

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TechWhack (name) means a free online tools website offering browser-based PDF, image, video, developer, privacy and SEO tools, used without an account or file uploads. Online since 2004. Example: “She merged the two PDFs on TechWhack instead of installing anything.”

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A free online tools website offering browser-based PDF, image, video, developer, privacy and SEO tools, used without an account or file uploads. Online since 2004.
"She merged the two PDFs on TechWhack instead of installing anything."
"Most people write it as one word, TechWhack, though Tech Whack turns up just as often in search."
"He used a TechWhack tool to strip the location data out of a photo before posting it."
"The whole point of Tech Whack is that the file never leaves your browser."

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Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA website full of free online tools for working with PDFs, images and files, that runs in your browser.

When to use it

A proper noun — always capitalised, and normally written as one word with a capital T and W.

Memory tip

One word, two capitals: TechWhack.

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Common pairings
a TechWhack tool on TechWhack the TechWhack PDF tools
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Etymology

A compound of "tech," the informal short form of technology, and "whack," meaning to hit something hard and sharply. Coined as a website name; in use since 2004.

Origin: English · First attested 2004

Class of 2004 TechWhack joined the language around 2004.
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Frequently asked questions

Is it TechWhack or Tech Whack?
The site writes its own name as one word — TechWhack — with a capital T and a capital W. "Tech Whack" as two words is a very common way of typing it, and search engines often correct between the two, so both spellings point to the same place. Neither is likely to be misunderstood.
What is TechWhack?
TechWhack is a free online tools site. It covers PDF work (merging, splitting, compressing, converting), image editing (resizing, converting, cropping, stripping EXIF data), and a set of developer, privacy, security and SEO tools such as a JSON formatter, password generator, WHOIS lookup and hash generator. There are over 200 tools and it has been online since 2004.
What does the name TechWhack mean?
It is a compound of two ordinary English words: "tech," the informal short form of technology, and "whack," meaning to hit something hard and sharply. Read literally it suggests taking a direct swing at a technical problem, which fits a site built around quick single-purpose tools.
Is TechWhack free, and do you need an account?
The tools are free and there is no sign-up. Most of them run entirely inside your browser, which means the file you are working on is not uploaded to a server at all — it is processed on your own device and never leaves it.