technologyhave

Technologyhave is a term used in discussions about technology ownership and capability. It describes the state or practice in which individuals or communities possess not only devices and services but also the skills, knowledge, and autonomy to use, repair, modify, and repurpose technology to meet their own needs.

Coined as a blend of technology and have, the word emerged in online forums and maker-community discourse in the early 2020s as a shorthand for a lived condition of technical self-sufficiency.

Technologyhave encompasses hardware ownership, software literacy, access to repair information, and the capacity to customize devices. It is closely linked to concepts like the right to repair, digital literacy, and open hardware.

It is discussed in relation to digital inclusion, economic resilience, and privacy, since individuals with technologyhave are more capable of controlling data and reducing dependence on external service providers. It also raises questions about social inequality: when large gaps in equipment and know-how persist, technologyhave becomes unevenly distributed.

As a term, technologyhave is not formalized and appears mostly in informal writing and advocacy. Some critics argue that it can obscure structural barriers by focusing on individual capacity rather than access, while proponents see it as a useful lens for evaluating empowerment and repair culture.