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technology
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????????? (tekhnología, “systematic treatment (of grammar)”), from ????? (tékhn?, “art”) + -????? (-logía, “study”). Synchronically analysable as techno- +? -logy.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t?k?n?l?d?i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /t?k?n?l?d?i/
- Rhymes: -?l?d?i
Noun
technology (countable and uncountable, plural technologies)
- (uncountable) The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
- All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.
- (archaic) A discourse or treatise on the arts.
Usage notes
- 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industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate,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.
- In some milieus and contexts, the word "technology" is understood to be limited to digital communications technology, e.g. "technology companies were overvalued during the dotcom bubble."
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Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ?????? (tekunoroj?)
Translations
Further reading
- technology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- technology at OneLook Dictionary Search
- technology in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "technology" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 315.
- technology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- technology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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technics
English
Noun
technics
- plural of technic
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