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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Today, data-center operators and suppliers of the components needed to run the high-tech buildings are clamoring for warehouses to help fuel the rapid build-out of data centers nationwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
German industry as a whole is struggling against what some have dubbed the "China Shock 2.0" as the country's firms shift away from low-value production and into making more high-tech goods, often at lower prices.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
"China is trying to create this sort of high-tech economy that's digitally connected, that's AI-powered, and that builds on its existing strengths today in batteries, EVs, motors and other related technology."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Joe Biden pushed through the largest infrastructure program in decades, and the Chips and Science Act was a welcome start in reshoring high-tech manufacturing.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
She remembered a red warning light and bolting down hallways as rivets popped and supersecret high-tech equipment tumbled from desks.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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
"Investors appear to be increasingly concerned about high tech valuations," said Trade Nation analyst David Morrison.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 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
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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