"technology tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-technology tree.wav Forms: technology trees [plural]
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  1. (video games) A hierarchical representation of technology that may be researched and implemented for the whole faction by the player, most often in real-time strategy games. Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: tech tree Hypernyms: tree (english: structurally)
    Sense id: en-technology_tree-en-noun-lRCTecB8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: video-games

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