TECHNOLOGY

technology

(noun) the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one’s environment; “the mastery of fire was a huge advance in human technology”

technology

(noun) machinery and equipment developed from engineering or other applied sciences

engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

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industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate,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.

Hyponyms

• automotive technology

• bridging technology

• copy-on-write technology

• design technology

• information technology

• push technology

• seed technology

• space technology

Source: Wiktionary

Tech*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy; cf. Gr. technologie.]

Definition: Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc.

Note: Technology is not an independent science, having a set of doctrines of its own, but consists of applications of the principles established in the various physical sciences (chemistry, mechanics, mineralogy, etc.) to manufacturing processes. Internat. Cyc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition