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Meaning of technology in English

(Definition of technology from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of technology from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of technology from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of technology

technology
I think there are encouraging developments in technology that are permitting developed countries to 'do more with less', and increasing incentives to do so.
People from this region have produced a relatively small number of music technology-related publications.
But farm size does not appear to explain differences in yields and net returns when the technology is adopted.
Through technology, the phonograph both circumvented and reinforced the cultural hierarchy present in live musical performance.
Technology facilitates aspects of our teaching environment and practice that make these improvements possible.
Is the symbolic value of the technology of any moral relevance?
At the same time, this new technology replaced other medical devices and could thereby create savings, at least in theory.
There exist practical difficulties of actually implementing technology transfers, however.
Issues of independence and transparency may be more complicated for private payer technology coverage decisions.
Even though launches were ultimately rather ephemeral purchases, consumers quickly turned to this new technology as a method of infiltrating the practice of science.
However, unlike technology improvements, optimal tariffs will hurt the poor region.
Most of the women were casual workers working, typically, with low capital investment in tools and technology.
Evidence was found, however, to suggest that full adopters of the technology had more profitable farms than partial adopters.
In this regard, new approaches to technology generation allow research outcomes to be customized to the heterogeneity of poverty.
What are the interests of the producers of technology (industry, universities)?
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Collocations with technology

technology

These are words often used in combination with technology.

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advanced technology
Patients believe this method of drug administration to be more efficacious and symbolizes more advanced technology.
advance of technology
The system is unfortunately no longer operational, a casualty of the rapid advance of technology.
advancing technology
He talked about the advancing technology earlier.
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Translations of technology

in Chinese (Traditional)
技術(學), 應用技術, (尤指)工業技術…
in Chinese (Simplified)
技术(学), 应用技术, (尤指)工业技术…
in Spanish
tecnología, tecnología [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
tecnologia, tecnologia [feminine]…
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तंत्रज्ञान…
科学技術, テクノロジー, 科学技術(かがくぎじゅつ)…
teknoloji…
technique [feminine], technologie [feminine], nouvelles technologies [feminine…
tecnologia…
technologie…
(ஆய்வு மற்றும் அறிவு) அறிவியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகளின் நடைமுறை, குறிப்பாக தொழில்துறை பயன்பாடு…
प्रौद्योगिकी, औद्योगिक तथा वैज्ञानिक प्रयोग के लिए किया गया अध्ययन और जानकारी…
પ્રૌદ્યોગિકી…
teknologi…
teknologi…
teknologi…
die Technologie…
teknologi [masculine], teknologi…
ٹکنالوجی…
техніка, технічні і прикладні науки…
технология…
సాంకేతిక శాస్త్రం…
تَقْنية, تِكْنولوجيا…
কারিগরি বা প্রযুক্তি…
technologie…
teknologi…
เทคโนโลยี…
công nghệ…
technika, technologia…
과학기술…
tecnologia…
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