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
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.
• 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industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate,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.
• 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
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
