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chief technology officer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An executive responsible for the technological development and often the overall technical infrastructure of the products of a business, typically directly accountable to the chief executive officer or the board.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chief technical officer, chief technological officer, CTO

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: CXO, officer, person

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: главен технологичен директор (glaven tehnologičen direktor) — executive responsible for technological development
  • Chinese Mandarin: 首席技術官 /首席技术官 (shǒuxí jìshù guān) — executive responsible for technological development
  • Chinese Mandarin: 技術長 /技术长 (jìshùcháng) — executive responsible for technological development
  • Dutch: technisch directeur — executive responsible for technological development
  • Dutch: CTO — executive responsible for technological development
  • French: directeur de la technologie — executive responsible for technological development
  • French: directeur des nouvelles technologies — executive responsible for technological development
  • French: directrice de la technologie — executive responsible for technological development
  • French: directrice des nouvelles technologies — executive responsible for technological development
  • Georgian: მთავარი ტექნოლოგიური ოფიცერი (mtavari ṭeknologiuri opiceri) — executive responsible for technological development
  • German: technischer Direktor — executive responsible for technological development
  • German: Technikvorstand — executive responsible for technological development
  • German: technische Direktorin — executive responsible for technological development
  • German: Technikvorständin — executive responsible for technological development
  • Hungarian: műszaki vezérigazgató-helyettes — executive responsible for technological development
  • Hungarian: műszaki igazgató — executive responsible for technological development
  • Italian: direttore tecnico — executive responsible for technological development
  • Italian: direttrice tecnica — executive responsible for technological development
  • Russian: технический директор (texničeskij direktor) — executive responsible for technological development
  • Spanish: director de tecnología — executive responsible for technological development
  • Spanish: directora de tecnología — executive responsible for technological development