🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

alta tecnología

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈalta teknoˈloɣia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
High-tech/ˈhaɪ.tɛk/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El país exporta productos de alta tecnología a todo el mundo."

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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 an abbreviation of high technology, combining the adjective high (from Old English hēah) and technology (coined from Greek technē meaning art, craft, or skill, and -logia). The term emerged in the mid-20th century, particularly during the space race and the rapid expansion of the electronics industry to describe advanced scientific applications.

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