Thesaurus:technology

Thesaurus

technology

English

Noun

Sense: use of knowledge and tools for practical purposes

Various

Similar and related fields

• engineering
• science    [⇒ thesaurus]

Related top-level ontology

• artifact    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tool    [⇒ thesaurus]
• device    [⇒ thesaurus]
• machine    [⇒ thesaurus]

Examples of technology, mainly per Britannica, ordered historically

• flintstone
• fire
• irrigation
• sailing
• iron
• gunpowder
• windmill
• compass
• clock
• printing
• steam engine
• railways
• steamboat
• photography
• reaper
• telegraph
• telephone    [⇒ thesaurus]
• automobile    [⇒ thesaurus]
• radio
• airplane
• rocketry
• television
• computer    [⇒ thesaurus]
• nuclear power
• transistor
• spaceflight
• personal computer
• Internet    [⇒ thesaurus]
• artificial intelligence

Further reading

• "technology" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
• History of Technology Timeline, britannica.com
• Outline of technology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia