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high technology
noun
: scientific technology involving the production or use of advanced or sophisticated devices especially in the fields of electronics and computers
Examples of high technology in a Sentence
This region has become a center of high technology.
Recent Examples on the Web
Gallagher is now executive director of 5 Lakes Institute, a nonprofit working to grow the Great Lakes region's high technology entrepreneurial economy and culture.
—Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Who is stealing American high technology and scientific breakthroughs?
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
So was there something of high technology that the two nations — Russia, in this case, the Soviet Union, and America could do?
—Linah Mohammad, NPR, 6 May 2024
But at that time, high technology— especially consumer technology—was starting to look like a bad bet for legacy companies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
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“High technology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20technology. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
high technology
noun
: technology involving complex devices (as electronics or computers)
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