Sunday, March 29, 2009

Definitions of Technology

The practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area and a capability given by the practical application of knowledge.

by Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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Technology is practice, the way we do things around here.

by Ursula Franklin, in her 1989 "Real World of Technology" lecture
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Technology is the practical application of knowledge so that something entirely new can be done, or so that something can be done in a completely new way.

by ESA- European Space Agency
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Technology is a system. It entails far more than its individual material components.
Technology involves organization, procedures, symbols, new words, equation, and, most of all, a mindset.

The Real World of Technology by Ursula Franklin

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