high-tech
noun
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high-tech
American
[hahy-tek]
/ ˈhaɪˈtɛk /
Informal,
hi-tech
noun
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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
high tech
British
noun
high-tech
1
Cultural
high-tech
2
Cultural
Etymology
Origin of high-tech
First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
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Their world-view is poles apart from that of denizens of high-tech, modern neighbourhoods of Tel Aviv.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
China’s industrial profit growth surged in September, supported by strong gains in electronics and high-tech manufacturing linked to artificial-intelligence and digital-infrastructure spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
While factory employment is on the rise, a shift toward high-tech automation is creating roles with greater barriers to entry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
GM laid out its vision for the car business, and it looks high-tech.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
This was why, in the decades since the simulation’s launch, the city had become a kind of high-tech Mecca.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Fixed asset investment outside high tech is shrinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
High demand for high tech has a downside, too.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was also a reminder of how far Europe trails the US in high tech innovation.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Active U.S. mines are already handling the materials needed for batteries, clean energy systems, and high tech manufacturing.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2025
The room was caught between old and new, between stone colonnades and stainless steel floors, between the very latest in high tech and old curiosities from the Industrial Revolution.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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