low-tech
adjective
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low-tech
American
[loh-tek]
/ ˈloʊˈtɛk /
adjective
low tech
British
noun
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short for low technology
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a style of interior design using items associated with low technology
adjective
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of or using low technology
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of or in the interior design style
Etymology
Origin of low-tech
By shortening
Example Sentences
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The study’s authors found that ChatGPT doesn’t even come close to matching the predictive accuracy of a low-tech model that has been around for years.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
American families are leaning in to the low-tech life for their kids, installing home phones to stave off smartphone use.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Mattis said that the military has been worried about exactly this scenario for decades, because Iran can control the strait with very low-tech weapons.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
More Peshmerga are dotted around on the hilltops standing sentry – a low-tech early warning system for incoming drones.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Haazim Farooqi’s IK lab was definitely low-tech and old-school.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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