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techie
noun [C] (also techy) /ˈtek.i/ informalDefinition
› someone who knows a lot about computers or other electronic equipmentExperts and specialists
(Definition of techie noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a mine of information idiom
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