high tech

noun

variants or less commonly hi-tech

ˈhī-ˈtek 

1

: high technology

2

: a style of interior design featuring industrial products, materials, or designs

high-tech adjective

or less commonly hi-tech

Examples of high tech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mark Hall, an American investment banker who worked in the Dominican Republic, has also tried to get support for a similar effort that involves installing 50 to 60 high tech surveillance towers along the border. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025

There is a low-tech way and a high tech way to make sense of it all. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 Aug. 2025

These were comfortable for our pint-size tester to wear for several hours at a time, with nicely cushioned ear cups and a simple design that didn’t feel too high tech or intimidating. —Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025

Disclosure: Apple, Intel and Amazon subscribe to Creative Strategies research reports along with many other high tech companies around the world. —Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

high-tech

adjective

-ˌtek

: of or relating to high technology