high technology

noun

: scientific technology involving the production or use of advanced or sophisticated devices especially in the fields of electronics and computers

Examples of high technology in a Sentence

This region has become a center of high technology.
Recent Examples on the Web Gallagher is now executive director of 5 Lakes Institute, a nonprofit working to grow the Great Lakes region's high technology entrepreneurial economy and culture. Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024 Who is stealing American high technology and scientific breakthroughs? Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 So was there something of high technology that the two nations — Russia, in this case, the Soviet Union, and America could do? Linah Mohammad, NPR, 6 May 2024 But at that time, high technology— especially consumer technology—was starting to look like a bad bet for legacy companies. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high technology 

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Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of high technology was in 1964

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“High technology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20technology. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

high technology

noun
: technology involving complex devices (as electronics or computers)
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