Tech

/tɛk/ noun

Definition

short for technology; technical equipment or expertise

Etymology

abbreviation of technology, from Greek 'tekhnologia'

Kelly Says

ubiquitous abbreviation in modern digital discourse

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቴክኖሎጂ
ARالعربية
تقنية
BNবাংলা
প্রযুক্তি
CACatalà
tecnologia
CSČeština
technologie
DADansk
teknologi
DEDeutsch
Technik
ELΕλληνικά
τεχνολογία
ESEspañol
tecnología
FAفارسی
فناوری
FISuomi
teknologia
FRFrançais
technologie
GUGU
ટેક્નોલોજી
HAHA
sana'a
HEעברית
טכנולוגיה
HIहिन्दी
प्रौद्योगिकी
HUMagyar
technológia
IDBahasa Indonesia
teknologi
IGIG
ihe ngosi
ITItaliano
tecnologia
JA日本語
テクノロジー
KKKK
технология
KMKM
បច្ចេកវិទ្យា
KO한국어
기술
MRMR
तंत्रज्ञान
MSBahasa Melayu
teknologi
MYမြန်မာ
နည်းပညာ
NLNederlands
technologie
NONorsk
teknologi
PAPA
ਤਕਨਾਲੋਜੀ
PLPolski
technologia
PTPortuguês
tecnologia
RORomână
tehnologie
RUРусский
технология
SVSvenska
teknik
SWKiswahili
teknolohija
TAதமிழ்
தொழில்நுட்பம்
TEతెలుగు
సాంకేతికత
THไทย
เทคโนโลยี
TLTL
teknolohiya
TRTürkçe
teknoloji
UKУкраїнська
технологія
URاردو
ٹیکنالوجی
VITiếng Việt
công nghệ
YOYO
oje asa
ZH中文
技术
ZUZU
ubuchwepheshe

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Tech industry heavily male-coded; 'tech bro' culture reinforces masculine default. Women founding tech companies historically underfunded and media-invisible.

Inclusive Usage

Use with awareness that 'tech expert' often defaults to male assumption. Actively credit women technologists and engineers.

Empowerment Note

Ada Lovelace (first programmer), Grace Hopper (COBOL), Hedy Lamarr (frequency-hopping), Radia Perlman (spanning tree) — women architected modern computing.

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