High technology
High Technology
High technology (pronounced: /haɪ tɛknɒlədʒi/), often abbreviated to high tech (origin: 1960s; from the phrase "high technology"), is technology that is at the cutting edge: the most advanced technology currently available. It is often used in reference to micro-electronics, rather than other technologies. The adjective form is technologically advanced.
Etymology
The term "high technology" has its origins in a report prepared for the U.S. Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment in 1982, which used the term to refer to technology that requires significant resources to develop and maintain.
Related Terms
- Technology: The sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.
- Microelectronics: A subfield of electronics. As the name suggests, microelectronics relates to the study and manufacture (or microfabrication) of very small electronic designs and components.
- Cutting edge technology: The newest, most advanced technology currently available in the field.
- Technologically advanced: A term used to describe a state, condition, or item that is advanced in terms of technology.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on High technology
- Wikipedia's article - High technology
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