tech
noun /tek/
/tek/
- (also technology)[uncountable, countable] scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry, for example in designing new machines
- (also technology)[uncountable] machines or equipment designed using technology
- tech companies
- This gadget is a great new piece of tech.
- [countable] (British English, informal) technical college(a college where students can study mainly practical subjects)
- He teaches at the local tech.
- [countable] (informal) a technician (= a person whose job is keeping a particular type of equipment or machinery in good condition)
- She's a lab tech at the university.
Word Originearly 20th cent. (originally US): abbreviation.