“Tech” is used in Sci*nt*l*gy jargon for the supposed mental technology that they claim to offer, and it raises my suspicions whenever I see it elsewhere. Specifically, the suspicion that the author is speaking in code to insiders, not for mere in-group fuzzies, but to communicate in plain sight of the outside world things that outsiders will not realise are being communicated.
It’s also standard jargon in strategy games for any system involving the gradual acquisition of upgrades to your tools through some representation of “research”.
I’ve seen “tech” for “technology” but not for “technique”. Interesting.
“Tech” is used in Sci*nt*l*gy jargon for the supposed mental technology that they claim to offer, and it raises my suspicions whenever I see it elsewhere. Specifically, the suspicion that the author is speaking in code to insiders, not for mere in-group fuzzies, but to communicate in plain sight of the outside world things that outsiders will not realise are being communicated.
I’ve also heard ’nique (neek?) for “technique,” which seems less confusing.
I’ve only come across it playing Chrono Trigger not in real life.
It’s also standard jargon in strategy games for any system involving the gradual acquisition of upgrades to your tools through some representation of “research”.