high-tech

Informal, hi-tech

[hahy-tek]

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

noun

1. a variant spelling of hi tech

high-tech

¹

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

high-tech

²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-tech¹

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

Example Sentences

Billups was involved with luring players into poker games where organizers used high-tech means to fix the outcomes.

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The rebound in IPO activity has been fueled by Chinese companies seeking secondary listings and comes amid a surge of high-tech companies looking to tap the Hong Kong market.

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He poured money into sailing, sponsoring an America’s Cup team and pushing for the competition to become more of a high-tech, extreme sport.

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The store offers everything from basic tools to pan for gold in the river, such as pickaxes and scoops, to pinpointers and high-tech metal detectors that can cost thousands of dollars.

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There’s a simple solution to this high-tech problem: a code word.

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