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A contraction of "Technological Retard"
Technological + Retard = Techtard

1. Someone who is so "technologically challenged" that they shouldn't be allowed within a 10 mile radius of anything electronic.

2. Someone who often misinterprets/gets confused with IT Support's suggestions/advice. Most Helpdesk operators would rather watch paint dry than talk to these users.

See techtarded
Argh! I can't stand it! Someone else take this call... 2 hours and this techtard still can't figure out how to open his web browser!
techtard by Reepr October 19, 2005
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techtarded 

You can't figure out how to turn on your Ipod? How techtarded can you be?
techtarded by Jenn March 31, 2005
1.
A computer illiterate who thinks that they are an expert, but is mistaken.
Usually found prowling IT support forums, spouting hundreds of irrelevant and obvious questions and answers, and usually burying the actual answer under mountains of nonsense posts.
They are also usually found near totally destroyed electronic devices, which had previously had only relatively minor problems.

2.
A computer literate who is an expert in a limited number of fields, but attempts to cover this huge gap in their knowledge. They will usually avoiding questions outside of these fields by unhelpfully suggesting that people move their entire operation to their field of expertise instead.
1.
Q: I have bought a new RAID card, and I am unable to boot due to a problem with the firmware. Does anyone know where to find the new version?
A: Have you tried rebooting?
A: Have turned it off and on again?
A: Reinstall your OS.
A: Attack of the techtards <rolls eyes>. Here's where to get it...
A: Have you tried rebooting?

2.
Q: I have bought a new RAID card, and I am unable to boot due to a driver conflict. Does anyone know where to find the new firmware?
A: Get Linux, it's way more stable than the rubbish you're using.
A: Get Windows, it's way easier than the rubbish you're using.
A: Attack of the techtards <rolls eyes>. Here's here to get it...
A: Get a Mac, it's way prettier than the rubbish you're using.
techtard by Mr Savlon September 8, 2009
Someone who attends or graduates from Texas Tech University. Usually people who graduate or attend this school are called 'Techtards' since they probably werent smart enough to get into Texas' two most reputable schools Texas A&M, and The University of Texas.
His SAT scores were very low so Texas A&M and UT would not accept him, so he's a Techtard now since he has to settle for Texas Tech University.
Techtard by Ricardo Moltabon August 30, 2006

Techtarded 

Retarded when it comes to using computers, retards using technology..
I can't snaptwat I'm techtarded.
Techtarded by Hahahotroddinhaley November 8, 2020

techtarian 

A political-economic system in which totalitarian attributes are enabled by pervasive technology, especially when related to big data.

Technology + Totalitarian = Techtarian

Early aspects of techtarianism can be seen in the United States PRISM project, China's attempts to use technology to monitor and control freedom of expression, State linked shut-downs of communications in times of crisis, wholesale monitoring of international communication systems, and systematic monitoring of big data to produce probabilities and risk profiles for those monitored, regardless of suspicious activity or nefarious intent by those monitored and/or without knowledge of those monitored.
While the ultimate manifestations of techtarian systems are not yet defined, the use of technology toward totalitarian ends is emerging as a result of state based efforts to manipulate, monitor and control aspects of technology for the purposes of advancing state based objectives.
techtarian by Kaskaad June 13, 2013
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