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  high-tech

  noun

  high technology.
• high tech
  high tech

  noun

  a variant spelling of hi tech

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

The type of employment most affected by AI so far is in high tech, not surprisingly.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 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

Depending on how high tech the model you go for, prices can range from £100 to thousands of pounds.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

GDP growth in these three economies is dominated by manufacturing exports and high tech.

From Barron's • Nov. 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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