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LOW-TECH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does low-tech mean?
• LOW-TECH (adjective)
The adjective LOW-TECH has 1 sense:
1. not involving high technology
Familiarity information: LOW-TECH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not involving high technology
Antonym:
high-tech (resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices)
Context examples
The system could provide cheap and low-tech water filtration to rural, arid areas, such as the North African and Asian deserts, where water preservation is crucial for farmers and expensive, industrial water purification is not available.
(Soil-based filter bricks clean up water for Moroccan farmers, SciDev.Net)
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