tech-savvy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛkˌsævi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From tech (“(informal) technology”) + savvy (“perceptive, shrewd, and well-informed”); perhaps a contraction of high-tech savvy, or a variant of techno-savvy.
Meanings
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(informal) Proficient in the use of technology, especially computers.
People want to see staff on trains. […] People want ticket offices. […] The danger is that we could end up with a minimalist railway, usable only by those who are fit, tech-savvy, and have an existing knowledge of the network.
2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “Productivity should play no part in pay negotiations”, in RAIL, number 972, page 47: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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more tech-savvy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tech-savvy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (8)
fi tekniikan hallitseva (proficient in the use of technology, especially computers) · de technikaffin (proficient in the use of technology, especially computers) · es proficiente con la tecnología (proficient in the use of technology, especially computers) · pl obyty z nowoczesną technologią (proficient in the use of technology, especially computers) · fi tekniikan osaava (proficient in the use of technology, especially computers) · es hábil con la tecnología (proficient in the use of technology, especially computers) · es que domina la tecnología (proficient in the use of technology, especially computers) · cmn 精通科技的 (proficient in the use of technology, especially computers)