: technologically simple or unsophisticated
low-tech industries

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With systems still down, Dana (Katherine LaNasa) calls in an old friend with experience running a low-tech ER – but not before one of Javadi’s (Shabana Azeez) patient slips through the cracks. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026 The lesson, for designers like Yu, was that parks could function like infrastructure—that a low-tech, low-cost method of flood control was surprisingly effective. Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 After one of Javadi's patients slips through the cracks, Dana calls in an old friend with experience running a low-tech ER. Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 This is about as low-tech as weed control gets, and that’s part of its appeal. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for low-tech

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of low-tech was in 1967

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“Low-tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-tech. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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