techy

adjective
\ ˈte-kē How to pronounce techy (audio) \

Definition of techy

: characterized by technological sophistication : technical techy innovations

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The dance punk band YACHT has always felt like a somewhat techy act since debuting in the early 2000s. Wired, "How YACHT Used Machine Learning to Create Their New Album," 5 Sep. 2019 Previous SlideNext Slide The dance punk band YACHT has always felt like a somewhat techy act since debuting in the early 2000s. Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "How YACHT fed their old music to the machine and got a killer new album," 31 Aug. 2019 There's a sense of humor to the techy tunes, some really wicked moods and all told, nearly an hour and a half of dark, driving dance floor action. Kat Bein, Billboard, "Golf Clap Present Country Club Disco Comp With Justin Jay, VNSSA, Codes & More: Exclusive," 8 Aug. 2019 Companies are looking at techy alternatives, including scannable codes that could link to audio-accessible shade and ingredient information. Allure, "Blindness & Beauty: How Visually Impaired Women Changed an Industry That Ignored Them," 2 Apr. 2019 In my experience, OpenVPN and IPSec tunnels generally require somewhere between eight seconds and 30+ seconds to establish a tunnel, during which time the user must twiddle his or her thumbs and stare uncertainly at a very techy-looking dialog. Jim Salter, Ars Technica, "Testing WireGuard with an early-adopter VPN service," 11 Dec. 2018 There were minimalist slip-ons in sleek black-and-white combinations, a sneaker that looked almost like Allbirds but with techier fabric, and a rubbery slide with a millennial pink upper and a translucent red flatform. Rebecca Jennings, Vox, "Crocs is now targeting teens. Somehow, it’s working.," 1 Nov. 2018 Well, the point is those are all small, techy things. Eric Johnson, Recode, "Full Q&A: Senator Ron Wyden on Recode Decode," 22 Aug. 2018 To techy types, this seems much more efficient and futuristic. The Economist, "The future of food, served up right here in augmented reality," 7 July 2018

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First Known Use of techy

1977, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for techy

technological + 1-y

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