🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

alta tecnologia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈalta teknoˈlɔdʒa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
High-tech/ˌhaɪˈtɛk/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il nuovo laboratorio è dotato di strumenti di alta tecnologia."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Using or involving advanced technology and complex electronic devices.

    "The factory upgraded to a high-tech automated assembly line to increase production efficiency."
As noun
  1. 1

    Advanced technology or the industry and products associated with it.

    "Silicon Valley remains the global capital of high-tech and innovation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived as a clipping of the English phrase 'high technology', combining 'high' (from Old English hēah) and 'technology' (from Greek technologia, meaning systematic treatment of an art or craft). Emerging in the late 20th century, the term originally described advanced scientific manufacturing and computing sectors before becoming a broader cultural descriptor for state-of-the-art innovation.

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