high tech
noun
ˈhī-ˈtek 
variants or less commonly hi-tech
1
: high technology
2
: a style of interior design featuring industrial products, materials, or designs
high-tech adjective
or less commonly hi-tech
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web An economy once dependent on heavy industry and coal mining has transformed into one centered on high tech, manufacturing and technology. 
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 So there needs to be a balance between high tech and high touch. Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 The Senate on Tuesday advanced a $280 billion bill designed to boost the semiconductor industry in the United States and to accelerate high tech research that backers say will be critical to the economy in future decades. Kevin Freking, cleveland, 26 July 2022 While high tech tech skills are not simple talents, technology proficiency, especially in today’s increasingly digital world, relies on execution and completion for success. Paige Francis, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 The industry has struggled to bring down the cost of this technology, which is produced using wind and solar power and a high tech electrolysis process. Evan Halper, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 The bill has been in the works for years, starting with efforts by Schumer and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., to increase the government’s investment in high tech research and development. Kevin Freking, ajc, 27 July 2022 The bill has been in the works for years, starting with efforts by Schumer and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., to increase the government’s investment in high tech research and development. Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022 Now, scientists use a more high tech method instead of tongue testing. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022 See More
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 So there needs to be a balance between high tech and high touch. Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 The Senate on Tuesday advanced a $280 billion bill designed to boost the semiconductor industry in the United States and to accelerate high tech research that backers say will be critical to the economy in future decades. Kevin Freking, cleveland, 26 July 2022 While high tech tech skills are not simple talents, technology proficiency, especially in today’s increasingly digital world, relies on execution and completion for success. Paige Francis, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 The industry has struggled to bring down the cost of this technology, which is produced using wind and solar power and a high tech electrolysis process. Evan Halper, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 The bill has been in the works for years, starting with efforts by Schumer and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., to increase the government’s investment in high tech research and development. Kevin Freking, ajc, 27 July 2022 The bill has been in the works for years, starting with efforts by Schumer and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., to increase the government’s investment in high tech research and development. Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022 Now, scientists use a more high tech method instead of tongue testing. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
high tech
noun
-ˈtek
: technology involving the production or use of advanced or sophisticated devices