technological

[tek-nuh-loj-i-kuh l]

of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.

Economics. caused by technical advances in production methods.

Nearby words

Sometimes tech·no·log·ic.

First recorded in 1620–30; technolog(y) + -ical

Related forms

tech·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·tech·no·log·i·cal, adjectivenon·tech·no·log·ic, adjectivenon·tech·no·log·i·cal, adjective

non·tech·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverbpre·tech·no·log·i·cal, adjectivepre·tech·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

Can be confusedtechnical technological

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For my technologically illiterate mother, the idea of paying bills online provokes as much anxiety as throwing something away.
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It is a highly efficient, fair, reliable, technologically advanced, and cheap-enough middleman.
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Commerce in technologically advanced countries is no longer an impersonal exchange of goods.
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As the information technology sector grows in India, many students focus on technologically geared careers.
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Just technologically it looks feasible—what you need are stronger magnets you can bend around and have these higher energies.
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But then, of course, was the question of what to do with the technologically unemployed.
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Aesthetic structuring, culturally rooted and technologically supported, affects the efficiency of designed items.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Technologically, it was a repeatable miracle that occurred too often to even be interesting.
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At that time we were approximately 300 years ahead, technologically, of the people of Mert.
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Technologically, everything is available for this individualized communication.
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