Techie
noun
A person who is expert in or enthusiastic about technology, especially computing.
He's a real techie, always working on his computer.
Often appears as...
- computer techie
- tech-savvy techie
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A person who is expert in or enthusiastic about technology, especially computing.
He's a real techie, always working on his computer.
Often appears as...
- computer techie
- tech-savvy techie
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Usage
Used informally among friends or in casual conversations, not in formal settings.
I'm not surprised Jack fixed your phone; he's quite the techie.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Implies admiration for someone's tech skills, without the negative implications 'geek' might have.
Our team won because we had a techie handling all the technical challenges.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Profession Specific
Doesn't necessarily mean a professional; could be a hobbyist with a keen interest in technology.
Even though she's a doctor, she's the techie of the family.
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Usage
Used informally among friends or in casual conversations, not in formal settings.
I'm not surprised Jack fixed your phone; he's quite the techie.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Implies admiration for someone's tech skills, without the negative implications 'geek' might have.
Our team won because we had a techie handling all the technical challenges.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Profession Specific
Doesn't necessarily mean a professional; could be a hobbyist with a keen interest in technology.
Even though she's a doctor, she's the techie of the family.
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Usage
Used informally among friends or in casual conversations, not in formal settings.
I'm not surprised Jack fixed your phone; he's quite the techie.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Implies admiration for someone's tech skills, without the negative implications 'geek' might have.
Our team won because we had a techie handling all the technical challenges.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Profession Specific
Doesn't necessarily mean a professional; could be a hobbyist with a keen interest in technology.
Even though she's a doctor, she's the techie of the family.
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Beautiful Butterfly...
do their pre-flight checks as if they're checking the wind see if they can take off and then yeah they've got sensors in their feet and once they realize the conditions are good they can take off pretty pretty techy little animals then yeah whoa that's awesome they actually look pretty clumsy when they take off
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Bill Strickland:...
well I built a company called eBay that's so well that's very nice thanks very much and give me your card and sometimes we'll talk I didn't know eBay from that jar of water sitting on that piano but I had the presence of mind to go back and talk to one of the techy kids at the center that said hey man
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The hidden history of...
London Cambridge Oxford and we work with the techies there and we were lucky to be at the awards for the hackathon at 10 Downing Street they gave us a tour and during the tour they showed us this portrait and someone said of course you know who Lady ADA Lovelace's and I said
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Kevin Hand: Exploring...
is where it all starts and I made this cardboard mock-up several years ago of our instrument which for the techies out there our instrument is a mid infrared fourier transform spectrometer that can be used in microscope version or a telescope version etc now basically I
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Lawrence Lessig: The...
They didn't think it was significant, but there was an outrage in the community. The community, the techies, said, this flaw has to be addressed. They were not going to stand by quietly as Intel gave them these chips. So there was a revolution across the world.
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Nicholas Negroponte: One...
Okay, there's not a person in this room -- I don't care how techie you are -- there's not a person in this room that doesn't give their laptop or cell phone to a kid to help them debug it. OK? We all need help, even those of us who are very seasoned.
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What happened when we...
a dating platform for political opposites, a tool that could help get people together with different opinions. And we decided to test it and launched what techies would call a "minimum viable product." So it was really simple.
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Charmian Gooch: My wish:...
It's going to be a springboard for our global campaigning. And the techies among you, you could really help us create a prototype public registry to demonstrate what a powerful tool this could be.
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Why videos go viral -...
here what's important here is the creativity that it inspired amongst this this techie geeky internet culture there
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Why videos go viral PIPE...
But what's important here is the creativity that it inspired amongst this techie, geeky Internet culture.
Video examples
Beautiful Butterfly...
do their pre-flight checks as if they're checking the wind see if they can take off and then yeah they've got sensors in their feet and once they realize the conditions are good they can take off pretty pretty techy little animals then yeah whoa that's awesome they actually look pretty clumsy when they take off
Video examples
Bill Strickland:...
well I built a company called eBay that's so well that's very nice thanks very much and give me your card and sometimes we'll talk I didn't know eBay from that jar of water sitting on that piano but I had the presence of mind to go back and talk to one of the techy kids at the center that said hey man
Video examples
The hidden history of...
London Cambridge Oxford and we work with the techies there and we were lucky to be at the awards for the hackathon at 10 Downing Street they gave us a tour and during the tour they showed us this portrait and someone said of course you know who Lady ADA Lovelace's and I said
Video examples
Kevin Hand: Exploring...
is where it all starts and I made this cardboard mock-up several years ago of our instrument which for the techies out there our instrument is a mid infrared fourier transform spectrometer that can be used in microscope version or a telescope version etc now basically I
Video examples
Lawrence Lessig: The...
They didn't think it was significant, but there was an outrage in the community. The community, the techies, said, this flaw has to be addressed. They were not going to stand by quietly as Intel gave them these chips. So there was a revolution across the world.
Video examples
Nicholas Negroponte: One...
Okay, there's not a person in this room -- I don't care how techie you are -- there's not a person in this room that doesn't give their laptop or cell phone to a kid to help them debug it. OK? We all need help, even those of us who are very seasoned.
Video examples
What happened when we...
a dating platform for political opposites, a tool that could help get people together with different opinions. And we decided to test it and launched what techies would call a "minimum viable product." So it was really simple.
Video examples
Charmian Gooch: My wish:...
It's going to be a springboard for our global campaigning. And the techies among you, you could really help us create a prototype public registry to demonstrate what a powerful tool this could be.
Video examples
Why videos go viral -...
here what's important here is the creativity that it inspired amongst this this techie geeky internet culture there
Video examples
Why videos go viral PIPE...
But what's important here is the creativity that it inspired amongst this techie, geeky Internet culture.
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Quote examples
Rakul Preet Singh
Indian Actress
I don't take it very seriously. You shouldn't let your success get to your head or failure get to your heart. This is most commonly said. But people don't really practise it. I don't see myself as a celebrity; it has not sunk in. I just see myself as someone doing a nine-to-six job like a techie.
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Robin Sloan
American Author
There's certainly satire written about techies, but it's so snarky and snide and doesn't treat him as a whole person. The people I worked with at Twitter - they're very analytical, but they're also deep and thoughtful - I feel like they deserved a charismatic spokesperson.
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Steve Jurvetson
American Businessman
Every new industry has exuberance in advance of reality. The techies get carried away. There is a period of despair. Then the pendulum swings the other way, and people see the long term potential. It's like when the Internet bubble crashed.
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Kimberly Bryant
American Scientist
The images you see in media are vital to impacting not just what the world sees in terms of who can be a computer scientist, who can be techie, who can be a geek or who can be a creator; it also impacts the girls and what they internalize.
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Vinod Khosla
American Businessman
I'm not a political person. I'm a techie nerd, and I enjoy the techie part. I mean, all my life, I've loved great technology.
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Lights
Canadian Musician
Young girls aren't marketed science-y stuff, or techy stuff, or even musical stuff.
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Evan Glodell
American Director
I am a mechanical techie. I can build things with my hands.
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Flying Lotus
American Musician
I've always been a techie kind of person.
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Tom Green
Canadian Comedian
I'm a little bit of a techie.
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Charlie Brooker
English Critic
I'm quite techy and gadgety.
Quote examples
Rakul Preet Singh
Indian Actress
I don't take it very seriously. You shouldn't let your success get to your head or failure get to your heart. This is most commonly said. But people don't really practise it. I don't see myself as a celebrity; it has not sunk in. I just see myself as someone doing a nine-to-six job like a techie.
Quote examples
Robin Sloan
American Author
There's certainly satire written about techies, but it's so snarky and snide and doesn't treat him as a whole person. The people I worked with at Twitter - they're very analytical, but they're also deep and thoughtful - I feel like they deserved a charismatic spokesperson.
Quote examples
Steve Jurvetson
American Businessman
Every new industry has exuberance in advance of reality. The techies get carried away. There is a period of despair. Then the pendulum swings the other way, and people see the long term potential. It's like when the Internet bubble crashed.
Quote examples
Kimberly Bryant
American Scientist
The images you see in media are vital to impacting not just what the world sees in terms of who can be a computer scientist, who can be techie, who can be a geek or who can be a creator; it also impacts the girls and what they internalize.
Quote examples
Vinod Khosla
American Businessman
I'm not a political person. I'm a techie nerd, and I enjoy the techie part. I mean, all my life, I've loved great technology.
Quote examples
Lights
Canadian Musician
Young girls aren't marketed science-y stuff, or techy stuff, or even musical stuff.
Quote examples
Evan Glodell
American Director
I am a mechanical techie. I can build things with my hands.
Quote examples
Flying Lotus
American Musician
I've always been a techie kind of person.
Quote examples
Tom Green
Canadian Comedian
I'm a little bit of a techie.
Quote examples
Charlie Brooker
English Critic
I'm quite techy and gadgety.
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