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
Maybe Sam Altman has seen things within OpenAI’s AI latest tech that prompt him to genuinely believe that the AI singularity is right around the next corner (how near or far – days, weeks, months, years?). Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Find even more tech deals at Walmart today and keep saving! Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025 Trump has nominated as his successor Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire who performed the first private space walk, who must be confirmed by the Senate. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Proposal to Counter Nuclear Attack Takes Shape Starlink, operated by tech mogul Musk, is the largest satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit in the world. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 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

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 22 Jan. 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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