technology
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (tekhnologia, “systematic treatment (of grammar)”), from τέχνη (tekhne, “art”) + -λογία.
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technology (countable and uncountable; plural technologies)
- (uncountable) the study of or a collection of techniques.
- (countable) a device, material, or sequence of mathematical coded electronic instructions create by a person's mind that is build, assembled, or produced and which is not part of the natural world.
- all the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.
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- Adjectives often applied to "technology": assistive, automotive, biological, chemical, domestic, educational, environmental, geospatial, industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate, clean, disruptive.
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the study of or a collection of techniques
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a particular technological concept
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body of tools
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[edit] External links
- technology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- technology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- technology at OneLook Dictionary Search
