: technologically simple or unsophisticated
low-tech industries

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But low-tech surprise attacks like the one Ukraine launched against Russia this week – using inexpensive drones hidden in modest wooden huts with retractable roofs – have complicated the debate. Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025 Tom Sawyer Island has been a low-tech, kids-run-free attraction with old-timey activities to explore such as Superstition Bridge, Fort Langhorn, Tom’s Landing, Poor Ole Jim’s Shack, Harper’s Mill, Old Scratch’s Mystery Mine and Barrel Bridge. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025 Industry-specific platforms can optimize crop planning, track soil and weather data, streamline supply chains and boost yields, bringing greater efficiency, predictability and sustainability to a traditionally low-tech sector. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 In both restaurants, much of the produce comes from the hotel’s aromatic gardens—a short journey that’s as low-tech as can be. Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 23 May 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 14 Jun. 2025.

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