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: technologically simple or unsophisticated
low-tech industries

Examples of low-tech in a Sentence

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The chips are relatively low-tech and inexpensive but are needed in almost every device that uses electricity. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025 London — Apple has built its reputation on cutting-edge devices and sleek design, but the company’s latest product is decidedly more low-tech. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025 But the controls were narrowly confined to largely low-tech goods, leaving out advanced technologies that could be used by police and leading at times to puzzling priorities. Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025 Here, the high-tech gadgets met the low-tech of a card game. Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for low-tech

Word History

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 29 Nov. 2025.

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