low technology
noun[U]
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machines,equipment, andmethodsthat are not the mostadvanced:
Lightbulbs today areregardedasprettylowtechnology.
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adjective
They are a low-technology,labour-intensivefirm.
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low technology
In many ways this book is about the human condition at its core, set in a future world of high andlowtechnology.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The process is surprisingly accurate and requires only verylowtechnology.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The second type arelowtechnologycommunication systems which often include using pictures, symbols, and/or objects placed on a board.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition,lowtechnologywas used to minimize construction cost and logistical requirements.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As opposed to e-tailers, micro-finance is a distinctlylowtechnologybusiness.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Traditionally the phrase mobility aid has applied mainly tolowtechnologymechanical devices.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The appropriation of older, particularlylowtechnologyfor its use in the resistance is a theme running throughout cyberpunk and industrial.
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The domestic economy is alowtechnologyform of production based on manual labour and few labour-saving devices.
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Low impact,lowtechnologyremedial action applied at some sites removed a significant percentage of fuel in the active layer, thus reducing the potential for secondary effects.
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It places little importance on the difference between high andlowtechnology.
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