Being talked down to by someone who assumes that you cannot possibly know about or understand anything about computers and/or software. Can be used in both the transitive and intransitive.
1) Once again, she assumed that I was a complete idiot, and techsplained to me just how simple the software really is. 2) Actually, I don't want to use that app., so you don't need to techsplain to be how simple it is.
by FitToPrint May 13, 2015
the helpful explanation of something related to technology by someone who knows a good amount about it.
by agdgagdg June 24, 2021
When a user in an online tech support forum, especially on reddit, responds to a specific technical question with unsolicited hardware/software advice, personal endorsements of unrelated technology, unrelated tangents, or put-downs about the asker's use of technology or level of technical ability. Portmanteau of "technology" and "mansplaining".
User 1: "I have a Windows 7 PC that keeps freezing every time I start a certain program. Can anyone help me figure out why it's doing this?"
User 2: "Bro wtf, why are you still using Windows 7? Are you a complete moron? Just upgrade to Windows 11 already. It's so much better. If your computer still runs Windows 7, you're living in the fucking dark ages. Get a laptop with a Ryzen CPU and at least 32GB of RAM. It's better for gaming and really worth the price."
User 1: "Thank you for techsplaining. Are you going to answer my question or not?"
User 2: "Bro wtf, why are you still using Windows 7? Are you a complete moron? Just upgrade to Windows 11 already. It's so much better. If your computer still runs Windows 7, you're living in the fucking dark ages. Get a laptop with a Ryzen CPU and at least 32GB of RAM. It's better for gaming and really worth the price."
User 1: "Thank you for techsplaining. Are you going to answer my question or not?"
by gorpoglorp May 14, 2022