: of or relating to a potential, forthcoming, or brand-new version of an existing product or technology : next-generation
next-gen medicines
Next-gen tactical lasers will likely be electrically-powered and diode-pumped, since chemical lasers require storage and transport of heavy ingredients.Eric Adams
Those plans could include solar panels, modern heating and cooling systems, and next-gen tech to support a fleet of electric-powered buses.Justin Engel

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As a Poke, his position coach was Tom Holliday — father of Rockies legend Matt Holliday and grandpa of next-gen baseball standouts Jackson and Ethan. Denver Post, 26 May 2025 These cards are based on Intel’s next-gen Battlemage architecture and represent a significant leap forward in the company’s efforts to support creators, researchers, and developers in demanding AI and compute-intensive workloads. John Burek, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025 Overall, Eyal’s investment thesis is based on his expectations that Palo Alto will remain the market leader in next-gen firewalls and the rapidly growing secure access service edge market. Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 25 May 2025 Since 2022, the U.S. has been methodically severing Beijing’s access to the most advanced semiconductors and the tools needed to manufacture them, targeting the building blocks of AI and next-gen military systems. Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for next-gen

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next-generation

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1995, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of next-gen was in 1995

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“Next-gen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-gen. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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