: technologically simple or unsophisticated
low-tech industries

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German forces require a host of advanced technologies, but many of their most urgent requirements are as low-tech as possible: in particular, people and ammo. David Axe, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Unlike your typical escape room, everything is low-tech, in keeping with its turn-of-the-century setting. Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025 This low-tech approach of having foot soldiers transport drones into action is a rare example of how drones can favor the offense rather than defense. David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 While fan favorites range from low-tech percussive foot rollers to hi-tech heat and vibration chambers, all tools share a goal: making your feet feel better. Annie Blackman, Allure, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for low-tech

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of low-tech was in 1967

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“Low-tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-tech. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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