tec

plural tecs

1. alternativeslangAlternative form of 'tec (“detective”).

plural TECs

1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of thermoelectric cooler: an electrical heat-transferring device which applies the Peltier effect.
2. abbreviationellipsisengineeringEllipsis of TEC-9.

   I strap out, step out in every direction / Glock, TECs, jimmy hats, in case I need protection

   1993, “Just Another Day”, in Black Reign, performed by Queen Latifah

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   Rep your set, grab a TEC / Leave you wet and project / In the cut like Gillette / Where they serve and don't protect

   2019, “ZUU”, in ZUU (hip-hop), performed by Denzel Curry

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of The Episcopal Church.