Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives.
- noun The scientific method and material used to achieve a commercial or industrial objective.
- noun Electronic or digital products and systems considered as a group.
- noun Anthropology The body of knowledge available to a society that is of use in fashioning implements, practicing manual arts and skills, and extracting or collecting materials.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That branch of knowledge which deals with the various industrial arts; the science or systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, as spinning, metal-working, or brewing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The study of or a collection of techniques.
- noun countable A device, material, or sequence of mathematical coded electronic instructions created by a person's mind that is built, assembled, or produced and which is not part of the natural world.
- noun All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the practical application of science to commerce or industry
- noun the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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+ After a time-limited introductory phase FCR technology becomes a mature technology which stands on its own feet.
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A movement to promote female role models in technology is underfoot and you can help.
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And this year, my heroine in technology is Veronica McGregor.
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And this year, my heroine in technology is Veronica McGregor.
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The key for any business that feels it must grow and change due to changes in technology is research.
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The key for any business that feels it must grow and change due to changes in technology is research.
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The key for any business that feels it must grow and change due to changes in technology is research.
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October 11, 2007