technology

American  

[tek-nol-uh-jee] / tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

• technologies
  plural

1. 

   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.

2. the application of this knowledge for practical ends.

3. the terminology of an art, science, etc.; technical nomenclature.

4. a scientific or industrial process, invention, method, or the like.

5. the sum of the ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of their civilization.

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technology British  

/ tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the application of practical sciences to industry or commerce

2. the methods, theory, and practices governing such application

   a highly developed technology

3. the total knowledge and skills available to any human society for industry, art, science, etc

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technology Scientific  

/ tĕk-nŏl′ə-jē /

1. The use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems, especially in industry and commerce.

2. The specific methods, materials, and devices used to solve practical problems.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• antitechnology
  noun
• supertechnology
  noun
• technologist
  noun
• technological
  adjective
• technologically
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• technologies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of technology

First recorded in 1605–15, technology is from the Greek word technología systematic treatment. See techno-, -logy

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Explanation

Technology is using science to solve a problem or create a product. You probably have some gadgets and gizmos, like cell phones and video games, that you really enjoy. These are products of technology. Technology consists of all the things science allows people to make and do. New cars, new surgical techniques, new computers, and even robots are all examples of technology. Since science is always advancing, technology is too. The more scientists learn, the more technology allows us to do — it's very exciting.

Example Sentences

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technology technologies

In the first 10 months of this year, that index’s technology sector gained 88.5%, helping to power the benchmark to a 24.5% return.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The BBC's technology reporter Shiona McCallum explains what we know.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Mistral's Mensch will be part of the leaders' discussions on how the technology can boost the European economy and how to develop more European AI.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

MarketWatch put to Sels the success of a portfolio that’s half in technology and half in energy, championed by former Enron energy trader John Arnold.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Still, many experts have concluded that Garfield's wound was not necessarily fatal, even given the limits of 1881 medical technology and knowledge.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Pointing to past overdependence on non-EU suppliers for fossil fuels and critical minerals, Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal told AFP: "We should not make the same mistake. We should invest in new technologies."

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

This combination could enable computer memory and logic components that require significantly less energy than existing technologies.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

While the AI data centre boom may at any point turn to bust, these figures suggest that spending across the economy on investing in these technologies is helpingboost growth.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Initially, the focus was on obtaining specific military technologies and components.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

We are safe, well ventilated, and incubated, provided we can avoid technologies that might fiddle with that ozone, or shift the levels of carbon dioxide.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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