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high-tech

[ hahy-tek ]

noun

  1. a style of interior design using industrial, commercial, and institutional fixtures, equipment, and materials, as metal warehouse shelving, factory lamps, and exposed pipes, or incorporating other elements having the stark, utilitarian appearance characteristic of industrial design.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or suggesting high technology.

high tech

noun

  1. a variant spelling of hi tech
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

high-tech

1
  1. A descriptive term for industry heavily dependent on recent laboratory discoveries. Manufacturing computers is a typical high-tech industry.

high-tech

2
  1. Short for “high technology”; the term describes industries and firms that use or produce advanced technology, especially in electronics.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of high-tech1

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
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He also touted the strength of the state’s agricultural, high-tech and manufacturing centers.

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It seems like an unlikely address for a high-tech hub, but that's exactly what Elon Musk, the world's richest man and one of President Donald Trump's closest allies, hopes it will become.

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It’s a high-tech twist on the classic mason jar, using a silicone lid with a degassing valve and an AirGone Argon Gas Canister to flush out oxygen.

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"Rare earths" are a group of 17 chemically similar elements that are crucial to the manufacture of many high-tech products.

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Some police officials are pushing back after a wealthy community gifted the department scores of controversial, high-tech cameras that scan license plates.

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