hi-tech
/haɪ tɛk/
hi-tech is the clipping of high technology.
Meaning of high technology
Noun
high technology (countable and uncountable, plural high technologies)
- Any highly technical or specialized technological application or equipment, especially one that involves complex electronics or computing
Adjective
hi-tech
- Of, or using high technology.
- River hadn't laid eyes on Hobden before, but this had to be him: average height, thinning brownish hair, look of terror as he turned to face this new intrusion even while crushed in an arm-lock by the previous invader, the achiever—except this wasn't an achiever: he was blackclad, wore a balaclava...2011, Mick Herron, Slow Horses
- The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68
Antonyms of hi-tech
Forms of hi-tech
| alternative form | high-tech |
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Origin of hi-tech
From hi (adjective) + tech.
Questions about hi-tech
- What does hi-tech mean?
- Hi-tech means of, or using high technology.
- What is hi-tech the clipping of?
- Hi-tech is the clipping of high technology.
- What part of speech is hi-tech?
- Hi-tech is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hi-tech?
- Hi-tech is pronounced /haɪ tɛk/.
Words near hi-tech in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hi-tech (page history and authors); high technology (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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