low-tech

[loh-tek]

adjective

1. low-technology.

low tech

noun

1. short for low technology

2. a style of interior design using items associated with low technology

adjective

1. of or using low technology

2. of or in the interior design style

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-tech¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

This is often a decidedly low-tech operation involving spray-foam insulation to seal cracks, and weather stripping around windows and doors.

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The auditor released its 153-page report after a team of thieves used low-tech methods to break into the museum last month and steal France’s crown jewels, drawing attention to the Louvre’s porous security.

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“Gary’s mazes were very old-school and very low-tech, and he was a big proponent of that,” said Warren So, a contributor for Hollywood Gothique, an online guide to all things horror in L.A.

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China’s move, he said, was broad-based, impacting the entire world and a range of products—including low-tech items.

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It is also a clear sign that the paramotor - a low-tech but lethal weapon - has become a fixture in the junta's brutal aerial campaign to regain control of the country.

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