high-tech
noun
high-tech
American
[hahy-tek]
/ ˈhaɪˈtɛk /
Informal,
hi-tech
noun
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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
high tech
British
noun
high-tech
1
Cultural
high-tech
2
Cultural
Etymology
Origin of high-tech
First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
Example Sentences
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The only other time businesses invested so much in high-tech equipment was at the height of the dot-com boom in 2000, when broadband was introduced and Americans discovered the joy of high-speed internet access.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026
Klein raved about how the Dodgers treat player families, and about a high-tech pitching machine so lifelike that he could see what it would be like to bat against him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
Picture this: a team of camera-clad cleaners and a private chef to boot, all wired with high-tech recording apparatus show up at your home.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
Martin said the department is also “deploying high-tech nanobubble ozone technology” to kill algae and other contaminants that “have long plagued the Reflecting Pool.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Paris had lifted two of the floor panels so they could nestle down among the wires, a high-tech version of the wormholes they’d used to get into the catacombs.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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