Definition of "technology" []

• 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: a store specializing in office technology. (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. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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