: technologically simple or unsophisticated
low-tech industries

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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 Extremist chatter around targeting critical infrastructure notably increased in 2020, the same year a 14-page guide circulated among extremist communication channels detailing low-tech attacks, including assaults on power grids using firearms. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026 Cross-country skiing is not a low-tech sport. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026 What low-tech solutions are most effective for seniors living alone? Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 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 27 Feb. 2026.

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