technology

[tek-nol-uh-jee] /tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi/
noun, plural technologies for 4.
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.
Origin
1605-15; < Greek technología systematic treatment. See techno-, -logy
Related forms
antitechnology, noun
supertechnology, noun, plural supertechnologies.
Examples from the web for technology
  • He writes often about science, technology, and public health.
  • Lithium ion technology was pivotal in the transformation to small, lightweight, and low-cost portable electronics.
  • Everything you need to know about the science and technology of the games.
  • But it is now time to retire this technology in favor of more energy-efficient models.
  • But changes in technology are making it easier to coordinate with complete strangers.
  • The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
  • Now, it's quite possible that robotics may generate unemployment as the economy adjusts to the deployment of new technology.
  • Security experts reckon the latest technology can detect hostile intentions before something bad happens.
  • technology is supposed to make our lives easier, allowing us to do things more quickly and efficiently.
  • In the first years of this magazine, technology was only a modest factor in its production.
British Dictionary definitions for technology

technology

/tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ/
noun (pl) -gies
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
Derived Forms
technological (ˌtɛknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) adjective
technologically, adverb
technologist, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Greek tekhnologia systematic treatment, from tekhnē art, skill
Word Origin and History for technology
n.

1610s, "discourse or treatise on an art or the arts," from Greek tekhnologia "systematic treatment of an art, craft, or technique," originally referring to grammar, from tekhno- (see techno-) + -logy. The meaning "science of the mechanical and industrial arts" is first recorded 1859. High technology attested from 1964; short form high-tech is from 1972.

technology in Science
technology
  (těk-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.


technology in Technology

jargon
Marketroid jargon for "software", "hardware", "protocol" or something else too technical to name.
The most flagrant abuse of this word has to be "Windows NT" (New Technology) - Microsoft's attempt to make the incorporation of some ancient concepts into their OS sound like real progress. The irony, and even the meaning, of this seems to be utterly lost on Microsoft whose Windows 2000 start-up screen proclaims "Based on NT Technology", (meaning yet another version of NT, including some Windows 95 features at last).
See also: solution.
(2001-06-28)