low-tech

low-tech
adjective
not involving high technology
• Ant: ↑high-tech

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ \ adjective
: not relating to, using, or characterized by high technology : technologically simple or unsophisticated

low-tech industries

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/loh"tek"/, adj.
low-technology.
[by shortening]

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low-tech UK [ˌləʊ ˈtek] US [ˌloʊ ˈtek] adjective
low-tech equipment is simple and usually old-fashioned
Thesaurus: old-fashionedsynonym old of thingshyponym

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low-tech «LOH TEHK», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or having to do with conventional or unsophisticated technology, especially that is limited to the production of basic commodities.
–n.
a style of design or interior decoration typical or imitative of early technology.

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['lō 'tek] 1.
(also lo-tech) adj. involved in, employing, or requiring only low technology

low-tech solar heating systems

2.
n. (low tech) short for low technology

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/ˈloʊˈtɛk/ adj [more \low-tech; most \low-tech]
: not using new electronic devices and technology : technologically simple

low-tech industries

We found a low-tech solution to our problem.

The film's special effects were very low-tech.

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ˌlow-ˈtech [low-tech] (also ˌlo-ˈtech) adjective (informal)
not involving the most modern technology or methods
Opp: ↑high-tech
See also: ↑lo-tech

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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