: technologically simple or unsophisticated
low-tech industries

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This low-tech method works well. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2026 These are low-tech and require just a little twist to release ice cubes. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026 But an old-school, low-tech scam is surging and is more than enough reason to avoid or limit writing paper checks altogether. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 17 June 2026 Forward-thinking minds are tapping both high- and low-tech building methods and materials in every region of the world. Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for low-tech

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of low-tech was in 1967

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“Low-tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-tech. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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