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 first shock in the early 2000s saw a glut of cheap, more low-tech exports from China hurt manufacturers not just in Europe but around the world.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Host Kate Lindsay talks with writer Stephanie Murray about the unexpected challenges of relying on a low-tech device in a high-tech world.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
Foraging for mushrooms is a distinctly low-tech enterprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
But what makes it appealing—even refreshing, for Broadway—is its low-tech approach to generating goosebumps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Haazim Farooqi’s IK lab was definitely low-tech and old-school.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
One of the best tests, she says, is low tech.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
But for Jennifer Harris, it was something far more low tech that ultimately helped her choose the secondary that was the best fit for her children.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Multiple innovations in menstrual hygiene and comfort have developed in response to stigma and waste issues in rural India, such as low tech and economical machinery allowing women to run menstrual pad-making businesses.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025
The secret behind those eggs was far more low tech, yet arguably fashionable: “Women’s stockings,” says Crump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2021
“I try to keep my cooking as low tech as possible,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2018
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