new-techn.adj.
/ˌnjuːˈtɛk/, U.S. /ˈn(j)uˈtɛk/ A. n.
= new technology n. at new adj. and n. Compounds 2a.
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
1980 Japan Econ. Jrnl. (Nexis) 2 Dec. 12 (headline) Chemical makers will use new tech. for two resins.
1990 Creative Rev. Mar. 52 (caption) This proposed identity for Central Saint Martin's uses old and new tech.
1995 Guardian 19 Apr. i. 11/2 Zimbabwe has also warned that new-tech is also vulnerable to the virus of corruption endemic to Africa.
1998 Toronto Star (Electronic ed.) 7 Nov. (headline) New tech ranges from suspensions to design process.
B. adj.
Of or relating to new technology; producing or utilizing the latest technology. Cf. high-tech adj., low-tech adj.
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society > occupation and work > [adjective] > relating to technology > branches of technology
super-technological1933
technetronic1967
technotronic1968
terotechnological1970
high-tech1979
new-tech1982
1982 Times 6 May 17/6 (heading) Whitehall backs new tech firms.
1987 New Statesman 27 Nov. 15/3 Even commonplace new-tech machines like microcomputers or word processors are completely out of the question.
1997 Independent on Sunday 27 July (Review Suppl.) 46/4 Grimshaw's new-tech vision..proposes a zero-fossil-fuel building (by using solar and thermal water energy).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1980