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high-tech

American  
[hahy-tek] / ˈhaɪˈtɛk /
Informal, hi-tech

noun

  1. high technology.

  2. a style of interior design using industrial, commercial, and institutional fixtures, equipment, and materials, as metal warehouse shelving, factory lamps, and exposed pipes, or incorporating other elements having the stark, utilitarian appearance characteristic of industrial design.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or suggesting high technology.

high tech British  

noun

  1. a variant spelling of hi tech

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
high-tech 1 Cultural  

  1. Short for “high technology”; the term describes industries and firms that use or produce advanced technology, especially in electronics.

high-tech 2 Cultural  

  1. A descriptive term for industry heavily dependent on recent laboratory discoveries. Manufacturing computers is a typical high-tech industry.

Etymology

Origin of high-tech

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

Example Sentences

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In the high-tech megacity of Shenzhen in southern China, Prince Andrew looked on as dancers spun and waved streamers to entertain an audience of investors and innovators.

From BBC

Advanced economies have made a push to deepen critical mineral cooperation, especially in the processing of rare earth elements essential to power many high-tech products.

From Barron's

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz left Tuesday for his inaugural visit to China, long a huge market for German goods but now a high-tech rival as Europe's biggest economy struggles.

From Barron's

The US, Kyslytsia said, will play a key role in monitoring any future ceasefire, with resources including satellite and other forms of high-tech monitoring.

From BBC

The southern state of Baden-Württemberg grew rich after World War II by exporting high-tech machinery and autos to the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

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