technology

technology
tech•nol•o•gy
[[t]tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pl. -gies
1) erg the branch of knowledge that deals with applied science, engineering, the industrial arts, etc
2) the application of knowledge for practical ends
3) a technological process, invention, or method
4) ant soc the sum of the ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of their civilization
5) the terminology of a field; technical nomenclature
Etymology: 1605–15; < Gk technología systematic treatment =téchn(ē)art, craft, skill + -o- -o - +-logia -logy tech`no•log′i•cal -nəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl tech`no•log′ic,adj. tech`no•log′i•cal•ly, adv. tech•nol′o•gist, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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