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high-tech en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /haɪ tɛk/
• [haɪ̯ tʰɛk]
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of hi-tech.
   alt of hi-tech
   • 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, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 68:
   • The Automat, whose gleaming chrome-and-glass machines brought high-tech eating to a low-tech era, has gulped down its last coin and served up its last helping of macaroni, baked beans and kaiser rolls. 1991 April 11, James Barron, “Last Automat Closes, Its Era Long Gone”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2022:

Deriveds

high-techness

Relateds

high tech