low-tech

adj.
Of or relating to low technology.

Products using earlier or less developed technology. An example is a chocolate candy bar, which is very much the same as its earliest varieties and is primarily a simple recipe of ingredients.

LTD. see Limited Company.

Antithesis of High Tech, it involves the recycling of materials and components and the use of traditional construction, insulation, and natural means of heating and ventilation. Low Tech recognizes the environmental damage done by High Tech through excessive use of resources, and has been applied to the circumstances of poverty-stricken areas, where it has been termed ‘alternative’, ‘intermediate’ and even ‘utopian’ technology. It might involve the harnessing of solar energy or the use of human wastes to generate energy and nutrient for the soil.

Bibliography

• Ball & Cox (1982)
• Daniels (1997, 1998)
• D. Dickson (1974)
• Papanek (1985)

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not involving high technology
  Antonym: high-tech (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lavt teknisk niveau
n. - på lavt teknisk niveau

Nederlands (Dutch)
technologisch simpel

Français (French)
adj. - traditionnel
n. - type traditionnel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mit einfacher Technologie
n. - einfache Technologie

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απλής τεχνολογίας

Italiano (Italian)
low-tech

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de baixa tecnologia

Русский (Russian)
несложная технология

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de tecnología anticuada
n. - que no utiliza tecnología moderna

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - låg teknisk nivå
adj. - lågteknologisk, på låg teknisk nivå

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
低技术的, 低技术

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 低技術的
n. - 低技術

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 저급한 기술의
n. - 낮은 수준의 기술

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ハイテクでない, 時代遅れの技術の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تقنيه واطئه أو منخفضه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מופעל ע"י טכנולוגיה לא מתוחכמת (לא אלקטרוני)‬
n. - ‮מכשיר המופעל ע"י טכנולוגיה פשוטה (לא אלקטרוני)‬

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