Definition of "hi-tech" []

• Variant of high-tech. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I suppose if you think that "Not since the advent of Christianity has the world witnessed so sweeping a change in the very fabric of human existence" as that ushered in by the "hi-tech revolution" -- an outburst of hyperbole even the loudest cheerleaders of that revolution themselves would no doubt hesitate to venture -- then the resort to the over-the-top analogies in which Kaufman indulges in this essay might seem justified."
• "The other setting is modern, following the descendants of these warriors, some of whom are now Italian drug smugglers, seeking to launder their money by investing in a hi-tech startup."
• "And science fiction actually inspires and stimulates our scientists and hi-tech engineers."