Meanings
comparative more tech-savvy · superlative most tech-savvy
- informalProficient in the use of technology, especially computers.
The Tofflers have also recruited as executive partners TV producer Al Burton and the tech-savvy film producer and entrepreneur Jeff Apple.
1996 July 15, Michael Krantz, “Cashing in on Tomorrow”, in Time, volume 148, number 4, New York, N.Y.: Time Warner Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Mar 20082 more examples
But as the railways become increasingly digitised, it is these young tech-savvy individuals with knowledge about coding who may well have the skills the industry needs.
2021 August 11, Chris Howe, “Inspire the March of the ‘Mods’”, in RAIL, number 937, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 63People want to see staff on trains. […] People want ticket offices. […] The danger is that we could end up with a minimalist railway, usable only by those who are fit, tech-savvy, and have an existing knowledge of the network.
2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “Productivity should play no part in pay negotiations”, in RAIL, number 972, page 47Synonyms: techno-savvy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveProficient in the use of technology, especially computers.
Origin
From tech (“(informal) technology”) + savvy (“perceptive, shrewd, and well-informed”); perhaps a contraction of high-tech savvy, or a variant of techno-savvy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic خَبِير تِقْنِيّ, بَارِع تِقْنِيًّا
- خَبِير تِقْنِيّ (ḵabīr tiqniyy)proficient in the use of technology, especially computers
- بَارِع تِقْنِيًّا (bāriʕ tiqniyyan)proficient in the use of technology, especially computers
Chinese Mandarin 精通科技的
- 精通科技的 (jīngtōng kējì de)proficient in the use of technology, especially computers
Finnish tekniikan hallitseva, tekniikan osaava
- tekniikan hallitsevaproficient in the use of technology, especially computers
- tekniikan osaavaproficient in the use of technology, especially computers
German technikaffin
- technikaffinproficient in the use of technology, especially computers
Hindi तकनीक कुशल
- तकनीक कुशल (taknīk kuśal)proficient in the use of technology, especially computers
Japanese ITリテラシーが高い
- ITリテラシーが高い (IT riterashī ga takai)proficient in the use of technology, especially computers
Polish obyty z nowoczesną technologią
- obyty z nowoczesną technologiąproficient in the use of technology, especially computers
Spanish que domina la tecnología, hábil con la tecnología
- que domina la tecnologíaproficient in the use of technology, especially computers
- hábil con la tecnologíaproficient in the use of technology, especially computers
- proficiente con la tecnologíaproficient in the use of technology, especially computers
Cite this entry
tech-savvy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tech-savvy
“tech-savvy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tech-savvy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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