: technologically simple or unsophisticated
low-tech industries

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The reality, though, is that even something as apparently low-tech as cooking a potato chip can require over half a dozen different machines to mix, roll, slice, reclaim scraps, fry, sort, flavor and package the finished product. Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 And others are opting for a simple, low-tech approach: Handwritten postcards, including iconic Michigan imagery, like a lighthouse, with the date to vote and personalized messages. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024 The method for obtaining the vibration signal is somewhat … low-tech. New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024 Innovations in low-tech are providing faster and broader access to justice for many citizens, and courts around the world are harnessing technology in new ways to simplify and enhance the experience. Richard Hobbs, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for low-tech 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of low-tech was in 1967

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“Low-tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-tech. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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