high-tech (also spelled hi high-tech) adjective, noun

■ adjective

1

using the most modern methods, machines or devices, especially electronic ones:

high-tech equipment/systems

Today's clothing industry is very high-tech and computerized.

We have seen increased sales of high-tech products such as digital cameras and DVD players.

2

(about objects, designs, etc.) very modern in appearance; using modern materials:

a high-tech table made of glass and steel

3 [usually before noun]

producing things that include very modern technologies:

the high-tech boom of the late 1990s

Most of the growth in manufacturing has been in the high-tech sector.

LOW-TECH

■ noun [U] (informal) = HIGH TECHNOLOGY:

The economy is still suffering from over-investment in high-tech.

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