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TECHIE [2 records]

Record 1 2015-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Recreation
  • Informatics
  • Sciences - General
DEF

Someone who is fascinated with and enjoys working with machinery and complicated equipment, especially with computers and other products of advanced engineering.

CONT

Those technophiles who use Web phones swear by them.

Key term(s)
  • techno-maniac
  • techno-freak

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des loisirs
  • Informatique
  • Sciences - Généralités

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la recreación
  • Informática
  • Ciencias - Generalidades
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Record 2 1998-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
OBS

techie, hi-techie: Terms found in the Times (London) May 16 1987, p. 9 .

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
OBS

Selon le modèle de super flic.

Spanish

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