high-tech

(also UK hi-tech)

/ˌhaɪˈtek/ adjective

Definition

› using or involved with the most recent and advanced electronic machines, computers, etc: high-tech companies/industry

→ Compare low-tech

(Definition of high-tech adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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