tech-savvy

English

Etymology

This term appears to be a contraction of "high-tech savvy", as in the 1984 use in the title of “A New B-School Mission: Teaching High-Tech Savvy”, Business Week: 170-172, November 19, 1984, ISSN 0007-7135.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ævi

Adjective

tech-savvy (comparative more tech-savvy, superlative most tech-savvy)

1. (informal) Proficient in the use of technology, especially computers.
   • 1996 July 15, Krantz, Michael, “Cashing In On Tomorrow””^[1], Time, volume 148, ISSN 0040-781X 0040-781X: 

     The Tofflers have also recruited as executive partners TV producer Al Burton and the tech-savvy film producer and entrepreneur Jeff Apple.

Related terms

• savvy
• tech