hi-tech

English

Etymology

Compound of hi (adjective) and tech.

Adjective

(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 (zh), 高技术的 (zh) (gāojìshù de), 高新技術的, 高新技术的 (gāoxīn jìshù de)
Finnish: korkean teknologian (genitive of noun)
Irish: ardteicniúil
Japanese: ハイテク (ja) (haiteku)

Korean: 하이테크 (ko) (haitekeu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: høyteknologisk
Portuguese: de ponta
Russian: высокотехнологи́чный (ru) (vysokotexnologíčnyj), хай-тек (ru) (xaj-tek)

See also

high tech

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