low-tech

[loh-tek]

adjective

1. low-technology.

low tech

noun

1. short for low technology

2. a style of interior design using items associated with low technology

adjective

1. of or using low technology

2. of or in the interior design style

Word History and Origins

Origin of low tech¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Multiple innovations in menstrual hygiene and comfort have developed in response to stigma and waste issues in rural India, such as low tech and economical machinery allowing women to run menstrual pad-making businesses.

From Salon

Toggling between the high tech and low tech as I explained earlier is using electronic countermeasures to shut down the drones.

From Salon

"It's very low tech, but elegant."

From Science Daily

And then we're also seeing a type of low tech war that closely resembles World War One and the Western front.

From Salon

While safety belts restrain back-seat passengers, they’re susceptible to head and neck injuries, and in many of the SUVs, the belts are relatively low tech and simply tighten up in a crash.

From Seattle Times

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