Big Tech
The largest, most dominant, and most prestigious companies in the information…The largest, most dominant, and most prestigious companies in the information technology industry of the United States.
» Robert quit his job in big tech.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, informal, sometimes, uncountable)The largest, most dominant, and most prestigious companies in the information technology industry of the United States.
Examples
4 sentencesRobert quit his job in big tech.
I work as a video game developer for a big tech company.
deIch arbeite als Videospielentwickler für ein großes Technologieunternehmen.
I think it's the right time to ditch Big Tech.
Big Tech first asks you for some information, then sells it to advertising companies.
Origin
Compound of big + tech (“technology”), by analogy with Big Pharma, Big Oil, etc.Compound of big + tech (“technology”), by analogy with Big Pharma, Big Oil, etc.
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable