tech-savvy

American

[tek-sav-ee] / ˈtɛkˌsæv i /

Or tech savvy

adjective

having much knowledge of or skill with current technology, especially digital technology.

You don't have to be a very tech-savvy teacher to use these online resources in your classroom.

noun

Usually tech savvy knowledge of or skill with current technology, especially digital technology.

If I can learn the software this quickly, with my limited tech savvy, then hopefully others can as well.
There’s a group called Teen Tech Volunteers who use their tech-savvy to assist adults with basic computer usage.

Etymology

Origin of tech-savvy

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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Still, tech giants want to cater to Indonesia's huge, tech-savvy population.

From Barron's

It’s that firms refuse to use AI for market-facing activity and lose out to tech-savvy peers.

From MarketWatch

Upcoming models of the glasses have been confirmed to include a teleprompter, as well as the ability to respond to texts with hand gestures; Cohen added that tech-savvy young people will also learn how to make their own modifications to the hardware.

From Slate

India hopes to be an example for other developing-world countries that have tech-savvy populations but lack the resources to compete with rich nations dollar-for-dollar in developing their own AI ecosystems.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe I can explain to my tech-savvy roommate that it isn’t her I distrust—it’s every data broker, pricing algorithm and defense agency mining the bits between us.

From The Wall Street Journal

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