high technology
noun
any technology requiring the most sophisticated scientific equipment and advanced engineering techniques, as microelectronics, data processing, genetic engineering, or telecommunications (opposed to low technology).
Origin of high technology
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example sentences from the Web for high technology
I've cut Soviet access to high-technology equipment and to agricultural products.
Performance, especially in high-technology products, is improving and costs are being driven downwards.
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British Dictionary definitions for high technology
high technology
noun
highly sophisticated, often electronic, techniques used in manufacturing and other processes