technology
Americannoun
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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.
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the application of this knowledge for practical ends.
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the terminology of an art, science, etc.; technical nomenclature.
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a scientific or industrial process, invention, method, or the like.
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the sum of the ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of their civilization.
noun
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the application of practical sciences to industry or commerce
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the methods, theory, and practices governing such application
a highly developed technology
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the total knowledge and skills available to any human society for industry, art, science, etc
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The use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems, especially in industry and commerce.
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The specific methods, materials, and devices used to solve practical problems.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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antitechnologynoun
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supertechnologynoun
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technologistnoun
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technologicaladjective
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technologicallyadverb
Inflected Forms
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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
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.
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Example Sentences
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The company debuted a new cooling technology called Aero-FIT across all of its federation kits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Most international students are enrolled in graduate level courses, especially those in the science and technology fields.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“We aim to stay ahead by executing against our three areas of focus: delivering more entertainment value, leveraging technology to improve every aspect of our service, and improving monetization.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Even before becoming defence chief, Fedorov spent much of the war promoting advanced technology, like drones, as a way to offset Ukraine's shortages in manpower, money and ammunition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
There were large brown boxes scattered throughout the fortress, and I had discovered that this was where the Humans kept their technology.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
He added that the company would "continuously invest in technologies that meet the specific requirements of European consumers".
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Antidiscrimation laws don’t ban specific technologies from helping employers pick candidates, so there was nothing wrong with video resumes by themselves, the regulator wrote; what matters is the decision-making process that follows.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The toxic byproducts of developing solid fuel and nuclear technologies were not long in arriving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Later in the day, France and other European powers announced the transfer of sophisticated military technologies to Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The languages and genes of those homeland inhabitants, as well as their livestock, crops, technologies, and writing systems, became dominant in the ancient and modern world.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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