high technology
Sophisticated modern systems
High technology refers to the most advanced, sophisticated technology available at a given time—complex systems requiring significant scientific knowledge to develop.
The term gained currency in the late twentieth century with computing and electronics: high-technology industries, a high-tech startup.
The shortened form high-tech dominates casual use.
What counts as high technology shifts constantly as yesterday's innovations become routine.
Metalloid in electronics
- cyberspaceVirtual electronic network environment
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
cryptocurrency · cloud computing · big data · algorithms · cybersecurity · digitalization · smartphone · app
Calculation using subatomic phenomena
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- virtual realityComputer-created interactive environment
- augmented realityVirtual elements on real surroundings
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
fusion power · neural networks · teleportation · smart materials · 3D printing · singularity · interstellar · space elevator
Programmable mechanical agents
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- industrial robotsProgrammable machines for factories
- AISimulated cognitive processing
machine learning · self-driving · drones · robotic arm · sensor · machine vision · precision engineering · automated testing
At innovation's forefront
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
- advancedFar along in development
- complexityState of being complicated
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
miniaturization · sleek · streamlined · integrated · high-performance · next-generation · bleeding-edge · futuristic
Systematic fact-finding effort
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- startupNew business enterprise
entrepreneurship · disruption · pioneer · prototype · venture capital · incubator · R&D · skunkworks
silicon
Metalloid in electronics
- cyberspaceVirtual electronic network environment
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
blockchain · cryptocurrency · cloud computing · big data · algorithms · cybersecurity · digitalization · smartphone · app · data center
quantum computing
Calculation using subatomic phenomena
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- virtual realityComputer-created interactive environment
- augmented realityVirtual elements on real surroundings
genomics · fusion power · neural networks · teleportation · smart materials · 3D printing · singularity · interstellar · space elevator · cryonics
robots
Programmable mechanical agents
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- industrial robotsProgrammable machines for factories
AI · machine learning · self-driving · drones · robotic arm · sensor · machine vision · precision engineering · automated testing · CNC
cutting-edge
At innovation's forefront
- state-of-the-artMost technologically advanced available
- advancedFar along in development
- complexityState of being complicated
precision · miniaturization · sleek · streamlined · integrated · high-performance · next-generation · bleeding-edge · futuristic · seamless
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
startup · entrepreneurship · disruption · pioneer · prototype · venture capital · incubator · R&D · skunkworks · moonshot
high technologytraditional craft
Time-honored manual skill
handicraft · artisanal methods · handwork · cottage industry · manual labor
high technologyprehistoric technology
Tools predating recorded history
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