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Technology

Contents

• 1English
  • 1.1Etymology
  • 1.2Pronunciation
  • 1.3Noun
    • 1.3.1Usage notes
    • 1.3.2Derived terms
    • 1.3.3Related terms
    • 1.3.4Descendants
    • 1.3.5Translations
  • 1.4Further reading

English

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (tekhnología, “systematic treatment (of grammar)”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art”) + -λογία (-logía, “study”). Synchronically analysable as techno- +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɛkˈnɒləd͡ʒi/
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• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɛkˈnɑləd͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ɒləd͡ʒi

Noun[edit]

technology (countable and uncountable, plural technologies)

1. (uncountable) The study of or a collection of techniques. quotations ▼
2. All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.
3. (countable) Any useful skill or mechanism that was developed or invented. quotations ▼
4. (archaic) A discourse or treatise on the arts.

Usage notes[edit]

• Adjectives often applied to "technology": assistive, automotive, biological, chemical, domestic, educational, environmental, geospatial, industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate, clean, disruptive.
• In some milieus and contexts, the word "technology" is understood to be limited to digital communications technology, e.g. "technology companies were overvalued during the dotcom bubble."

Derived terms[edit]

• tech
• techno
• techno geek
• technology transfer

Related terms[edit]

• technical
• technician
• technique
• techno-
• technological

Descendants[edit]

• → Japanese: テクノロジー (tekunorojī)

Translations[edit]

±show ▼the study of or a collection of techniques

±show ▼a particular technological concept

±show ▼body of tools

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Further reading[edit]

• technology at OneLook Dictionary Search
• technology in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• "technology" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 315.
• technology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• technology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
• technology, technique, art, method, machinery, machines, devices at Google Ngram Viewer
• technological, technical at Google Ngram Viewer