What does Technology mean?
Definitions for Technology
tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒitech·nol·o·gy
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Princeton's WordNet
technology, engineeringnoun
the practical application of science to commerce or industry
engineering, engineering science, applied science, technologynoun
the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
"he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"
Wiktionary
technologynoun
the study of or a collection of techniques.
technologynoun
a device, material, or sequence of mathematical coded electronic instructions created by a person's mind that is built, assembled, or produced and which is not part of the natural world.
technologynoun
all the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.
Etymology: From τεχνολογία, from τέχνη + -λογία.
Wikipedia
Technology
Technology ("science of craft", from Greek τέχνη, techne, "art, skill, cunning of hand"; and -λογία, -logia) is the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed knowledge of their workings. Systems (e.g. machines) applying technology by taking an input, changing it according to the system's use, and then producing an outcome are referred to as technology systems or technological systems. The simplest form of technology is the development and use of basic tools. The prehistoric discovery of how to control fire and the later Neolithic Revolution increased the available sources of food, and the invention of the wheel helped humans to travel in and control their environment. Developments in historic times, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. Technology has many effects. It has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products known as pollution and deplete natural resources to the detriment of Earth's environment. Innovations have always influenced the values of a society and raised new questions in the ethics of technology. Examples include the rise of the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, and the challenges of bioethics. Philosophical debates have arisen over the use of technology, with disagreements over whether technology improves the human condition or worsens it. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and similar reactionary movements criticize the pervasiveness of technology, arguing that it harms the environment and alienates people; proponents of ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism view continued technological progress as beneficial to society and the human condition.
Webster Dictionary
Technologynoun
industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc
Freebase
Technology
The word technology refers to the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, and methods of organization, in order to solve a problem, improve a preexisting solution to a problem, achieve a goal, handle an applied input/output relation or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, including machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to control and adapt to their natural environments. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include construction technology, medical technology, and information technology. The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Technology
The application of scientific knowledge to practical purposes in any field. It includes methods, techniques, and instrumentation.
Editors Contribution
technology
Electronic or digital products, software, applications, telecommunications, devices, computers, servers, networks and systems considered as a group.
Technology has empowered the internet and computers at an amazing rate.
Submitted by MaryC on January 20, 2020
technology
The scientific method and material to achieve a specific, accurate and just objective in line with the collective plan for the evolution of humanity.
Our perception of technology on earth is different in the universe as the universes forms of technology related to computers, software, power of the mind, consciousness and authority.
Submitted by MaryC on January 20, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Technology' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #811
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Technology' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1737
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Technology' in Nouns Frequency: #321
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Technology in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Technology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Technology in a Sentence
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
We will very soon begin using technology ... digital means that we have been using in order to fight terrorism.
Nowadays the technology is so good these owners are on the bridge with the captain every step of the way. They are virtually on the ship, so for TOTE to file limited liability and say they didn't know what was happening, that is wrong.
AI services in the workplace already can analyze workers’ e-mails to determine if they feel unhappy about their job, in the same way, AI can use the data-analysis technology (such as data monitoring) to determine if sexually suggestive communications are being sent.
I’m the youngest parent in the Democratic caucus, AI is going to be part of my life and it could be a general purpose technology for my children.
We've seen such a dramatic improvement in our completion results with the newer technology, we've gone back and are starting to test some of these new completion techniques with our existing (wells).
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Translations for Technology
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- تكنولوجياArabic
- tecnologiaCatalan, Valencian
- technologie, technikaCzech
- technolegWelsh
- teknologiDanish
- Technologie, TechnikGerman
- τεχνολογίαGreek
- teknologioEsperanto
- tecnologíaSpanish
- teknologiaBasque
- فناوری, تکنولوژیPersian
- menetelmä, teknologiaFinnish
- technologieFrench
- teicneolaíochtIrish
- teicneolasScottish Gaelic
- tecnoloxíaGalician
- प्रोद्योगिकी, टैकनोलजीHindi
- technológiaHungarian
- teknologiIndonesian
- tecnologia, la tecnologiaItalian
- טכנולוגיהHebrew
- 技術, テクノロジーJapanese
- បច្ចេកវិទ្យាKhmer
- ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನKannada
- 技術, 科學技術, 기술, 과학기술Korean
- technologyLatin
- technologijaLithuanian
- tehnoloģijaLatvian
- технологијаMacedonian
- तंत्रज्ञानMarathi
- technologieDutch
- teknologiNorwegian
- technologiaPolish
- tecnologiaPortuguese
- tehnologieRomanian
- технология, те́хникаRussian
- технологија, tehnologijaSerbo-Croatian
- තාක්ෂණයSinhala, Sinhalese
- tehnologijaSlovene
- teknologiSwedish
- teknologiaSwahili
- தொழில்நுட்பம்Tamil
- технолоҷӣTajik
- เทคโนโลยีThai
- teknolohiyaTagalog
- teknolojiTurkish
- ٹیکنالوجیUrdu
- kỹ thuật, 技術Vietnamese
- טעכניק, טעכנאָלאָגיעYiddish
- 技術Chinese
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