TECHNOLOGY


Meaning of TECHNOLOGY in English

-jē, -ji noun

( -es )

Etymology: Greek technologia systematic treatment, from techno- + -logia -logy

1. : the terminology of a particular subject : technical language

2.

a. : the science of the application of knowledge to practical purposes : applied science

the great American achievement has been … less in science itself than in technology and engineering — Max Lerner

b.

(1) : the application of scientific knowledge to practical purposes in a particular field

studies are also made of polymeric materials to dental technology — Report: National Bureau of Standards

(2) : a technical method of achieving a practical purpose

a technology for extracting petroleum from shale

3. : the totality of the means employed by a people to provide itself with the objects of material culture

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.