the application of practical sciences to industry or commerce the methods, theory, and practices governing such application the total knowledge and skills available to any human society for industry, art, science, etc
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tech•nol•o•gy /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -gies.
tech•no•log•i•cal•ly, adv.
tech•nol•o•gist, n. [countable]See -techn-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] the branch of knowledge that deals with applying science and engineering to practical uses.
- a technological process or invention:[countable]new technologies for computer chip manufacturing.
tech•no•log•i•cal•ly, adv.
tech•nol•o•gist, n. [countable]See -techn-.
tech•nol•o•gy
(tek nol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n.
- 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.
- the terminology of an art, science, etc.;
technical nomenclature. - a technological process, invention, method, or the like.
- the sum of the ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of their civilization.
- Greek technología systematic treatment. See techno-, -logy
- 1605–15
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