"transition technology" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transition technologies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} transition technology (plural transition technologies)
  1. A technology that is designed to aid and encourage the transition from a society's current way of doing things to a more desirable (usually more environmentally sustainable) technological approach. Translations (Translations): Übergangstechnologie [feminine] (German), Brückentechnologie [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-transition_technology-en-noun-9mYiFuNG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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