"technology" meaning in English

See technology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/ [UK], /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-technology.wav [UK] Forms: technology [singular], technologies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=technologies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Technology is the tools, equipment, and activities that come from scientific knowledge.
    Sense id: simple-technology-en-noun-yLRlGkU5
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          "text": "Modern technology such as computers, robots, and wireless communications, can reduce the cost of doing business. (can make the cost smaller.)"
        },
        {
          "text": "The 1800s saw a gradual development (growth in small steps) of new technologies in farming and transportation."
        }
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      "ipa": "/tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/",
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      "sampa": "/tEk\"nAl@dZi/",
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