: technologically simple or unsophisticated
low-tech industries

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Previously, the credibility that podcasters enjoyed stemmed from their opposition to mainstream media, and the low-tech and intimate videos reflected this. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026 Many are turning to more low-tech options, with Russians buying old-school technology like walkie-talkies and pagers. Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 19 Mar. 2026 In San Francisco, these low-tech roadside signs might seem odd for high-tech advertisers. Chloe Veltman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026 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 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 27 Mar. 2026.

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