hi-tech

English

Etymology

Compound of hi (adjective) and tech.

Adjective

hi-tech

1. (informal) Of, or using high technology.
   • 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68:

     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.

Alternative forms

• high-tech

Antonyms

• low-tech

Translations

of highly advanced technology

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高科技的 (zh) (gāokējì de), 高技術的／高技术的 (zh), 高技术的 (zh) (gāojìshù de), 高新技術的／高新技术的, 高新技术的 (gāoxīn jìshù de)

• Finnish: korkean teknologian (genitive of noun)
• Irish: ardteicniúil
• Japanese: ハイテク (ja) (haiteku)
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• Korean: 하이테크 (ko) (haitekeu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: høyteknologisk

• Portuguese: de ponta
• Russian: высокотехнологи́чный (ru) (vysokotexnologíčnyj), хай-тек (ru) (xaj-tek)

See also

• high tech