technology
Americannoun
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technologies
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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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"We need to handle this new technology like we have others in the past, and make sure we're doing everything we can responsibly to also not smother American innovation."
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
“The window is closing and the technology is developing, but the cataclysmic incident hasn’t happened,” said Oscar-winning filmmaker Daniel Roher, who made a documentary about the risks of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
To build this detailed picture, the team combined single-cell technology, spatial mapping of brain tissue, and a newly developed deep learning model.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Anthropic's chief executive Dario Amodei called on Saturday for AI companies to slow down the development of the powerful technology.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
He loved knowing how things worked, especially technology and anything scientific.
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
"We need clear EU rules to protect and strong enforcement to make sure new technologies don't come at the expense of our fundamental rights," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The technique is especially well suited to superconducting quantum computers, which are among the most prominent technologies being developed in the international push toward large-scale quantum computing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The company said independent assessments from CrowdStrike and other cybersecurity experts since the Aug. 25 breach haven’t found any evidence of ongoing threat activity or evidence of compromise to its systems or product technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Magic Mountain in a release describes Thrill Glider as introducing a new coaster category, one that combines a motorbike-like seating arrangement with suspended coaster technologies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Back in Utah, Dr. Strayer and a colleague named Jason Watson had been using advanced technologies like the MRI to look at attention from inside the brain.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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