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Synonyms

high-tech

American  
[hahy-tek] / ˈhaɪˈtɛk /
Informal, hi-tech

noun

  1. high technology.

  2. 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 British  

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 Cultural  

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

high-tech 2 Cultural  

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

Etymology

Origin of high-tech

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

Example Sentences

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Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

Second, American companies have to accept that the purchase or sale of certain high-tech tools presents potential national security risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In this context, the "strategic value of Hong Kong for high-tech Chinese companies" has increased, says Paul Triolo, a Washington-based partner of global business consultancy DGA Group.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

TGL is a high-tech, indoor golf league that uses simulators and real surfaces, founded by Woods, Rory McIlroy and Mike McCarley in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

That’s much easier in these days of high-tech weaponry, produced only in industrial plants and easily monopolized by an elite, than in ancient times of spears and clubs easily made at home.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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