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As someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobs (lemmy.world)
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[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In English that more general word for the entire industry is “tech”. Thats the closest comparison to just using the word “computers”.

[–] namelivia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Ah true, thank you! Then it is tech what I say