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technology

[ tek-nol-uh-jee ]

noun

plural technologies
  1. the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
  2. the application of this knowledge for practical ends.
  3. the terminology of an art, science, etc.; technical nomenclature.
  4. a scientific or industrial process, invention, method, or the like.
  5. the sum of the ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of their civilization.


technology

/ tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ; ˌtɛknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the application of practical sciences to industry or commerce
  2. the methods, theory, and practices governing such application

    a highly developed technology

  3. the total knowledge and skills available to any human society for industry, art, science, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

technology

  1. The use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems, especially in industry and commerce.
  2. The specific methods, materials, and devices used to solve practical problems.
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Derived Forms

  • technological, adjective
  • ٱ𳦳ˈԴDZDz, noun
  • ˌٱ𳦳ԴˈDz, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • t·ٱ𳦳·ԴDZo· noun
  • p·ٱ𳦳·ԴDZo· noun plural supertechnologies
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Word History and Origins

Origin of technology1

First recorded in 1605–15, technology is from the Greek word ٱ𳦳ԴDZDzí systematic treatment. See techno-, -logy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of technology1

C17: from Greek tekhnologia systematic treatment, from ٱŧ art, skill
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“He’s not just a director that is enamored by the story, he’s a person who is enamored by the technology and believes both of those things together drive people to the theaters.”

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Thursday's order is the latest issued by the US president to try to increase America's access to minerals used by the aerospace, green technology and healthcare sectors.

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In fact, in the modern, popular understanding of the brain, we really tend to think of this organ as a sophisticated version of the technology it inspired.

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The announcement came after China imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements, essential to the production of advanced technologies - including electric vehicles, fighter jets, and robots.

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While there are controls on space technology, the examination of lunar samples had "nothing of military significance", he said.

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