: technologically simple or unsophisticated
low-tech industries

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Four and a half years later, American aid is drying up, Ukraine has replaced Bayraktar drones with more effective weapons of its own, and the country’s weapon designers have moved well beyond their low-tech garages. Thomas Nagorski, Time, 27 July 2026 It’s intentionally designed as a very simple, low-tech device. Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 27 July 2026 Circadian sunmaxxing is the backlash, a free, low-tech habit built around a single idea. Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026 Such calculations are core to a company that talks of bringing a Silicon Valley ethos to a distinctly low-tech industry. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 July 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 3 Aug. 2026.

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