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high-tech
(high-tech)
(also
hi-tech
)
adjective
using, requiring, or involved in high technology:
a high-tech security system
(chiefly in architecture and interior design) using styles and materials, such as steel, glass, and plastic, that are associated with industrial use.
noun
(
high tech
)
short for
high technology
.
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