high tech

noun

variants or less commonly hi-tech
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2
: a style of interior design featuring industrial products, materials, or designs
high-tech adjective
or less commonly hi-tech

Examples of high tech in a Sentence

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Her reelection goals include ensuring police and fire are fully equipped, beautifying Milpitas, alleviating traffic congestion, attracting high tech businesses and revitalizing the Main Street. Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 Disclosure: Apple subscribes to Creative Strategies research reports along with many other high tech companies around the world. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 And this particular vibe is so elegant and beautiful yet, at the same time, high tech. Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 24 Oct. 2024 Disclosure: Apple and Lenovo subscribe to Creative Strategies research reports along with many other high tech companies around the world. Follow me on Twitter. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high tech 

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of high tech was in 1969

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“High tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20tech. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

high-tech

adjective
-ˌtek
: of or relating to high technology
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