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
Southeastern Wisconsin has become the latest hot spot for some of the largest tech companies – Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle – to spend billions on build data centers to further artificial intelligence programming. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025 The astronomical energy demand for data centers has raised environmental concerns about AI as tech companies draw more electricity and drive up emissions from fossil fuel generation. Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 Edmunds, a tech CEO who Holker met during a day out at Universal Studios, is also a father to son Cole. Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 If approved by voters, a 5% tax would be levied on California’s roughly 200 billionaires, including tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Sergey Brin. Kate Wolffe october 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 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

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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 25 Oct. 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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