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techie Definition

techie (tekē)

noun

  1. technician (sense )
  2. 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.