high technologyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪ tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˌhaɪ tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., technology n.

Etymology: < high adj. + technology n. Compare later high-tech n., high-tech adj., and also low technology n., low technology adj.

A. n.

Advanced, specialized, or complex technology; an instance or example of this. Opposed to low technology.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > technology > branches or types of

manufacturing technology1890

geotechnics1902

geotechnology1908

neotechnics1927

high technology1936

appropriate technology1950

new technology1953

space technology1957

technoscience1960

microtechnology1963

telechirics1963

reproductive technology1965

high-tech1967

megatechnics1967

terotechnology1970

ecotechnology1973

new-tech1980

analogue1986

sci-tech1990

haptics1992

1936 D. C. Coyle in H. Agar & A. Tate Who Owns America? i. 7 The answer appears to be in two parts: one, to do away with mass production, and substitute high-technology in smaller units; the other, to retain mass production where necessary.

1972 Nature 28 Jan. 183/2 In high technology..errors in estimates of development cost are more serious in their effects.

1985 Times 23 May 32/1 Of the high technologies being pioneered in the world today, few come close to the technological challenge, complexity and diversity of the Singer Link-Miles approach to simulation.

1992 J. Peters & J. Nichol Tornado Down p. xvii It shuddered, a bright flame spurting from its skin; fifteen million pounds-worth of high technology crippled in a moment by the modern equivalent of the catapult.

2003 D. Gaines Misfit's Manifesto xii. 253 In the age of high technology we're all strangers looking in.

B. adj.

Usually with hyphen. Using, requiring, or characterized by advanced, specialized, or complex technology. Opposed to low-technology.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > [adjective] > types of industry generally

heavy1888

light industrial1919

sheltered1924

military-industrial1925

Tayacian1934

footloose1939

linked1942

low technology1956

high technology1964

smokestack1976

old economy1990

1939 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Soc. Sci. 206 124 No large-scale example of a planned high-technology system is visible, where the surplus is not devoted to military purposes.

1964 S. M. Miller in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 292 The youthful poor possess limited or outmoded skills and inadequate credentials in a high-technology, certificate-demanding economy.

1981 Times 14 May 1/7 Export licences are required for a variety of high technology goods including computers, electronic equipment, chemicals, metals and building equipment.

2007 Jrnl. Clin. Epidemiol. 60 1221/2 We expected biotech to ‘work’ just like all other high-technology industries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high technology
释义	high technologyn.adj. Brit. /ˌhʌɪ tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌhaɪ tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., technology n. Etymology: < high adj. + technology n. Compare later high-tech n., high-tech adj., and also low technology n., low technology adj. A. n. Advanced, specialized, or complex technology; an instance or example of this. Opposed to low technology. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > technology > branches or types of manufacturing technology1890 geotechnics1902 geotechnology1908 neotechnics1927 high technology1936 appropriate technology1950 new technology1953 space technology1957 technoscience1960 microtechnology1963 telechirics1963 reproductive technology1965 high-tech1967 megatechnics1967 terotechnology1970 ecotechnology1973 new-tech1980 analogue1986 sci-tech1990 haptics1992 1936 D. C. Coyle in H. Agar & A. Tate Who Owns America? i. 7 The answer appears to be in two parts: one, to do away with mass production, and substitute high-technology in smaller units; the other, to retain mass production where necessary. 1972 Nature 28 Jan. 183/2 In high technology..errors in estimates of development cost are more serious in their effects. 1985 Times 23 May 32/1 Of the high technologies being pioneered in the world today, few come close to the technological challenge, complexity and diversity of the Singer Link-Miles approach to simulation. 1992 J. Peters & J. Nichol Tornado Down p. xvii It shuddered, a bright flame spurting from its skin; fifteen million pounds-worth of high technology crippled in a moment by the modern equivalent of the catapult. 2003 D. Gaines Misfit's Manifesto xii. 253 In the age of high technology we're all strangers looking in. B. adj. Usually with hyphen. Using, requiring, or characterized by advanced, specialized, or complex technology. Opposed to low-technology. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > [adjective] > types of industry generally heavy1888 light industrial1919 sheltered1924 military-industrial1925 Tayacian1934 footloose1939 linked1942 low technology1956 high technology1964 smokestack1976 old economy1990 1939 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Soc. Sci. 206 124 No large-scale example of a planned high-technology system is visible, where the surplus is not devoted to military purposes. 1964 S. M. Miller in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 292 The youthful poor possess limited or outmoded skills and inadequate credentials in a high-technology, certificate-demanding economy. 1981 Times 14 May 1/7 Export licences are required for a variety of high technology goods including computers, electronic equipment, chemicals, metals and building equipment. 2007 Jrnl. Clin. Epidemiol. 60 1221/2 We expected biotech to ‘work’ just like all other high-technology industries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1936
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