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   Tech·nol·o·gy

   /tekˈnäləjē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry: "advances in computer technology"
   • ▪ machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge: "it will reduce the industry's ability to spend money on new technology"
   • ▪ the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Greek tekhnologia ‘systematic treatment’, from tekhnē ‘art, craft’ + -logia (see -logy).

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TechnologyTechnology - Wikipedia

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   Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge for achieving practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software.

3. www.open.edu › openlearn › science-maths-technologyWhat is technology? | OpenLearn - Open University

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   Mar 1, 2019 · Technology is about taking action to meet a human need rather than merely understanding the workings of the natural world, which is the goal of science. The invention of the microscope was driven by a need to explore the world of the small, beyond our unaided vision.

4. www.britannica.com › technology › history-of-technologyHistory of technology | Evolution, Ages, & Facts | Britannica

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   History of technology, the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek techne, ‘art, craft,’ with logos, ‘word, speech,’ meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both fine and applied.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › technologyTechnology Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TECHNOLOGY is the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area : engineering. How to use technology in a sentence.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › technologyTECHNOLOGY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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. the application of this knowledge for practical ends.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTECHNOLOGY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TECHNOLOGY meaning: 1. (the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of scientific…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTECHNOLOGY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TECHNOLOGY definition: 1. (the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of scientific…. Learn more.