Low-tech

adj, slang

adj, slang ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Simple, uncomplicated, primitive, not involving advanced technology. informal

    "Sometimes the low-tech ways are best: bash it with a rock, that'll loosen it."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not involving high technology wordnet

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"With a candle-making machine and molds, invented in Rwanda, production costs are about two cents per candle. Candles imported from China cost about 10 cents each in Rwanda. So the economic advantages of this low-tech project are clear — and the Institute hopes these candles and other products will easily find a market in Rwanda."

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