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HIGH TECHNOLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics)
Synonyms:
high tech; high technology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("high technology" is a kind of...):
technology (the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "high technology"):
automation; mechanisation; mechanization (the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware)
Derivation:
high-tech (resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices)
