🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

alta tecnologia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈalta teknoˈlɔdʒa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
High-tech/ˈhaɪ.tɛk/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 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

The term is a clipping of 'high technology', which emerged in the mid-20th century, specifically gaining widespread usage in the 1960s and 1970s. It combines the adjective 'high' (denoting an advanced level) with 'technology', derived from the Greek 'tekhnologia' meaning systematic treatment of an art or craft.

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