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.

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adjective

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

high tech British  

noun

1. a variant spelling of hi tech

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high-tech ¹ Cultural  

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

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high-tech ² Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of high-tech

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

Example Sentences

Three years later, he released "Black Panther," putting a rich portrait of the fictional high-tech African country Wakanda on screen -- and elevating Black representation in Hollywood.

From Barron's

If the defense sector seeks to lure workers out of high-tech sectors or manufacturing, wages rise.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leaders backed their vision of stability and security with a high-tech surveillance state that silenced dissenters and imprisoned extremists, ensuring Dubai remained largely untouched by terrorism.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Using high-tech scanning, this time we were able to create comprehensive new digital images of the external and internal cranium, showcasing the complexity of the brain cavity of this fascinating lungfish," she says.

From Science Daily

Hard to beat the purr of a high-tech race car.

From Los Angeles Times

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