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low tech

n
1. (General Engineering) short for low technology
2. (Furniture) a style of interior design using items associated with low technology
adj
3. (General Engineering) of or using low technology
4. (Furniture) of or in the interior design style
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NEW YORK:A Bangladeshi man reportedly inspired by ISIS/Da'esh set off a pipe bomb inside New York's Port Authority bus terminal during rush hour Monday morning, triggering mass chaos but causing few injuries as the suspect detonated his "low tech device" prematurely.
Figure 5--Expenditure % in innovative activity by Technological Intensity % of Expenditure in Innovative Activity Intern activity Extern Acquisition of of R&D acquisition of other extern R&D knowledge Low Tech 3,37% 1,12% 2,03% High tech 16,00% 3,95% 3,01% Software Acquisition of Training acquisition machine and equipment Low Tech 8,11% 22,68% 5,82% High tech 9,68% 21,47% 8,99% Introduction of technological innovation on the market Low Tech 7,41% High tech 8,96% Source: Own Elaboration, with data of Pintec (IBGE, 2011).
Low tech perhaps, but the methodology has been working for millennia.
Private equity financial buyer is seeking diversified low tech manufacturing acquisitions.