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tech abuse

tech abuse noun: the use of information technology, including social media and Internet-connected devices installed in homes, to perpetrate sexual or domestic violence, abuse or bullying.

Noun

tech abuse (uncountable)

  1. The use of information technology, including social media and Internet-connected devices installed in homes, to perpetrate sexual or domestic violence, abuse or bullying.
    • […] most tech abuse occurs alongside other forms of domestic violence, as an additional method of control.2016, Shalailah Medhora, “Tech abuse ‘rampant’ and has ‘devastating’ impacts on victims,” ABC.net.au, 31 October, 2016
    • Tech abuse makes victims feel as though their perpetrators are omnipresent in their lives and that there’s no escape—even after a relationship has ended.2018, Emma-Marie Smith, “Tech Abuse: The Abuse of Technology in Domestic Violence,” HealthyPlace.com, 24 July, 2018

Forms of tech abuse

alternative formhigh tech abuse
alternative formtechnological abuse
alternative formtechnology abuse

Questions about tech abuse

What does tech abuse mean?
Tech abuse means the use of information technology, including social media and Internet-connected devices installed in homes, to perpetrate sexual or domestic violence, abuse or bullying.
What part of speech is tech abuse?
Tech abuse is a noun.

Words near tech abuse in the dictionary

  1. tecadenoson
  2. Tecapán
  3. tecastemizole
  4. teceleukin
  5. tech
  6. tech abuse
  7. tech baron
  8. tech barons
  9. tech boom
  10. tech bro
  11. tech bros

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