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, ˌtɛknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

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

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.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

technology technologies

Tolman's point highlights an important question hanging over how trade apprentices are being taught today, as technology plays an increasingly bigger role.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The good news is that today the enormous influx of new private capital into defense technology is putting competitive pressure on the primes, and the big manufacturers are responding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

By the usual economic yardsticks — such as income, industry and technology — it looks fully developed, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Bank treat it that way.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

"The modern apprentice is increasingly learning two things at once: the practical skill of making, and the digital skill of using technology to understand what is happening in production," explains Iveson.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

This technology is available in the U.S. through SoundTree.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

These technologies generate electricity, when planned and coordinated together, and they can relieve stress on the grid, reduce peak demand and respond to fluctuations in milliseconds through advanced battery controls and smart inverter technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Advances in environmentally friendly technologies designed for space exploration may also find valuable applications here on our own planet.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Instead, it captures what portion of a job’s tasks can be done efficiently with technologies like large language models and machine learning.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

"It's made of very solid material and it's very difficult to establish new technologies because lots of people have been there for decades and they are don't share his vision of digitalisation."

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Recent breakthroughs in physics, made possible in part by fantastic new technologies, suggest answers to some of these longstanding questions.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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