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tech-savvy

Syllables: tech-sav·vy/ˈtɛkˌsævi/

tech-savvy adjective: proficient in the use of technology, especially computers.

Adjective

tech-savvy (comparative more tech-savvy, superlative most tech-savvy)

  1. (informal) Proficient in the use of technology, especially computers.
    • The Tofflers have also recruited as executive partners TV producer Al Burton and the tech-savvy film producer and entrepreneur Jeff Apple.1996 July 15, Michael Krantz, “Cashing in on Tomorrow”, in Time, volume 148, number 4, New York, N.Y.: Time Warner Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2008
    • But as the railways become increasingly digitised, it is these young tech-savvy individuals with knowledge about coding who may well have the skills the industry needs.2021 August 11, Chris Howe, “Inspire the March of the ‘Mods’”, in RAIL, number 937, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 63
    Synonyms:
    techno-savvy

tech-savvy meaning in Tamil

tech-savvy in Tamil

கணினி அறிவுடைய

Synonyms of tech-savvy

Forms of tech-savvy

comparativemore tech-savvy
superlativemost tech-savvy

Origin of tech-savvy

From tech (“(informal) technology”) + savvy (“perceptive, shrewd, and well-informed”); perhaps a contraction of high-tech savvy, or a variant of techno-savvy.

Words formed from tech-savvy

Questions about tech-savvy

What does tech-savvy mean?
Tech-savvy means proficient in the use of technology, especially computers.
What is tech-savvy in Tamil?
Tech-savvy in Tamil is கணினி அறிவுடைய. See Tech-savvy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tech-savvy?
Tech-savvy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tech-savvy?
Tech-savvy is pronounced /ˈtɛkˌsævi/ (UK).

Words near tech-savvy in the dictionary

  1. tech-noir
  2. tech-noirs
  3. tech-nomad
  4. tech-nomads
  5. tech-savviness
  6. tech-savvy
  7. Tech.
  8. techbro
  9. techbros
  10. techdom
  11. teched

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