high technology

noun

Any highly technical or specialized technological application or equipment, especially one that involves complex electronics or computing

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Meanings

nounhigh technology (countable and uncountable, plural high technologies)

plural high technologies

  1. countableuncountableAny highly technical or specialized technological application or equipment, especially one that involves complex electronics or computing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhighly advanced technological development (especially in electronics)

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Translations

Arabic تِقْنِيَّة عَالِيَّة
  • تِقْنِيَّة عَالِيَّة (tiqniyya ʕāliyya)specialized technological application
Chinese Mandarin 高科技, 高技術 /高技术
  • 高科技 (gāokējì)specialized technological application
  • 高技術 /高技术 (gāojìshù)specialized technological application
  • 高新技術 /高新技术 (gāoxīn jìshù)specialized technological application
Czech high-tech
  • high-techspecialized technological application
Danish hightech, højteknologi
  • hightechspecialized technological application
  • højteknologispecialized technological application
Dutch hightech, spitstechnologie
  • hightechspecialized technological application
  • spitstechnologiespecialized technological application
Finnish korkea teknologia
  • korkea teknologiaspecialized technological application
French hautes technologies, technologies de pointe
  • hautes technologiesspecialized technological application
  • technologies de pointespecialized technological application
  • high-techspecialized technological application
German Hochtechnologie, Spitzentechnologie
  • Hochtechnologiespecialized technological application
  • Spitzentechnologiespecialized technological application
  • Hochtechnikspecialized technological application
  • Hightechspecialized technological application
Hungarian csúcstechnológia
  • csúcstechnológiaspecialized technological application
Icelandic hátækni
  • hátæknispecialized technological application
Irish ardteicneolaíocht
  • ardteicneolaíochtspecialized technological application
Japanese ハイテク
  • ハイテク (haiteku)specialized technological application
Korean 하이테크
  • 하이테크 (haitekeu)specialized technological application
Norwegian Bokmål høyteknologi
  • høyteknologispecialized technological application
Polish wysoka technika
  • wysoka technikaspecialized technological application
Russian высо́кие техноло́гии, хай-те́к
  • высо́кие техноло́гии (vysókije texnológii)specialized technological application
  • хай-те́к (xaj-tɛ́k)specialized technological application
Swedish högteknologi
  • högteknologispecialized technological application
Turkish yüksek teknoloji
  • yüksek teknolojispecialized technological application
Ukrainian хай-те́к, висо́кі техноло́гії
  • хай-те́к (xaj-ték)specialized technological application
  • висо́кі техноло́гії (vysóki texnolóhiji)specialized technological application
Vietnamese công nghệ cao
  • công nghệ caospecialized technological application
Welsh uwchdechnoleg, uwch-dech
  • uwchdechnolegspecialized technological application
  • uwch-dechspecialized technological application
Cite this entry
APA

high technology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20technology

MLA

“high technology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20technology. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high technology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20technology.

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