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Definition of tech noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tech

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  1. (also technology)
     [uncountable, countable] scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry, for example in designing new machines see also big tech
  2. (also technology)
     [uncountable] machines or equipment designed using technology
    • tech companies
    • This gadget is a great new piece of tech.
    see also EdTech, fintech, high-tech, low-tech
  3. [countable] (British English, informal)
    technical college
    (a college where students can study mainly practical subjects)
    • He teaches at the local tech.
  4. [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.
    5. Word Originearly 20th cent. (originally US): abbreviation.
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