low-tech

adjective

ˈlō-ˈtek 

: technologically simple or unsophisticated

low-tech industries

Examples of low-tech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike the low-tech solution in American author Mary Mapes Dodge's 19th-century story, modern dike patrols are able to plot possible problems caused by drought in an app and send it to authorities who can then quickly carry our repairs. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for low-tech

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck