: technologically simple or unsophisticated
low-tech industries

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As well as lambasting Shell, this often self-aggrandizing filing out in the low-tech Santa Monica Courthouse has innocuous cameos by the likes of Ari Emanuel and Jay Penske, among others. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026 Instead, make sure to seal holes into your home, and stick with low-tech methods, such as hanging bird feeders away from trees. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026 The agency uses drones and aircraft to aid searches, but bloodhounds remain an age-old, low-tech solution. ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026 Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy Bootcaps, low-tech toe wraps for your ski boots, add a crucial 20 degrees of warmth to keep you on the mountain all day. Jakob Schiller, Outside, 25 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2026.

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