high technology

American  

noun

1. any technology requiring the most sophisticated scientific equipment and advanced engineering techniques, as microelectronics, data processing, genetic engineering, or telecommunications (opposed to low technology).

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high technology British  

noun

1. highly sophisticated, often electronic, techniques used in manufacturing and other processes

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Other Word Forms

• high-technology
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of high technology

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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high technology

"The outlook reflects the resilience of global trade, buoyed by trade in high technology products and digitally delivered services, adaptations in supply chains and the avoidance of tit-for-tat retaliation on tariffs," Okonjo-Iweala said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

San Francisco remained the center for high technology, with the lion’s share of venture capital investment to AI startups still flowing into the Bay Area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026

The chiefs of intelligence services from the “Five Eyes” spy alliance met in California on Tuesday and warned that China remains deeply engaged in the theft of high technology.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

“If we got a signal from some civilization that was clearly much older than ours, that had had high technology and survived,” he said, “that kind of gives you hope that it can be done.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

It means that someone has learned to live with high technology; that it is possible to survive technological adolescence.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan