techie
techie
Definition
techie (tek′ē)
noun
- technician (sense )
- a person with training or expertise in a technology, esp. computer technology
techie
Telecom Definition
A person with technical expertise in an area, especially computer technology. A good techie is invaluable, and can even be a guru. A techie gone bad is a nerd, but may still be invaluable. See also empty suit, geek, guru, nerd, and suit.
techie
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- get: We'd been doing the show lots recently and so knew exactly how to get the techie up to speed quickly.
- have: After worrying about not having a techie at all, all of a sudden, I had three.
- become: We are currently trying to talk Ann-Marie out of her ambition to become a techie!
- call: But as she says herself, " I'm not what you would call a techie.
Adjective modifier
- accidental: But it's a lonely life being the accidental techie.
- more: The Gospel According to Mark is similarly eclectic but somewhat more techie ( sample links from there include Do You Believe?
- friendly: We send our friendly techie in to count the heads.
- full-time: Staff are well-trained in up-to-date technology, and there's a full-time guitar techie on hand.
- good: Hes a big lad ( 8lb 9 at birth ) and is nocturnal as befits a good techie.
Modifies a noun
- stuff: There's loads of techie stuff here about all of the venues in the complex.
- blog: Evolution spam detection with Bogofilter September 15th, 2005 I've not been posting much techie blog stuff recently.
- help: If dial-up: Post in the PC Security forum and ask for techie help.
- bit: The end-user doesn't have to worry about the techie bits, they have simply paid their £ 2.50 to view the film.
- type: For you techie types, Panasonic claim it lets you shoot at 3 stops less with the same results.
- thing: See this post on the top ten techie things to think about for libraries.
Noun used with modifier
- computer: Not being a computer techie, I am having difficulty trying to install my SIAM simulations.
- career: Lew Pitcher Canadian by birth, and living in Brampton, Ontario, I am a career techie working at a major Canadian bank.
- level-one: I'd lie to the level-one techie, telling him exactly what he wanted to hear.
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