tech support

American

[tek suh-pawrt] / ˈtɛk səˌpɔrt /

Also technical support

noun

an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.

Etymology

Origin of tech support

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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One fear is disruption to the job market, especially in India where millions of people are employed in call centres and tech support services.

From Barron's

Meanwhile fears that AI assistant tools could lead to mass redundancies in India's larges customer service and tech support sectors has caused shares in the country's outsourcing firms to plunge in recent days.

From Barron's

India -- with its large customer service and tech support sectors -- could be vulnerable, and shares in the country's outsourcing firms have plunged in recent days, partly due to advances in AI assistant tools.

From Barron's

I landed a job at the University of Chicago in tech support.

From The Wall Street Journal

Don’t use a word they could guess, such as the name of your street or pet, says Liz Hamburg, chief executive of Candoo Tech, which provides tech support and training for older adults.

From The Wall Street Journal

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