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# technology

noun (technology — uncountable; a technology, technologies — one kind)

«technology» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The use of science and knowledge to make useful tools, machines and ways of doing things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/#m1)
2. Machines and equipment made this way, especially computers, phones and the internet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/#m2)
3. (a technology) One particular kind of tool or method, like solar technology. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school there are subjects called Design and Technology (D&T) or Digital Technology, where pupils design, build and code. In science and history lessons pupils see how technology changed life: the wheel, printing, steam engines, electricity, computers. In everyday life «technology» often means gadgets and screens. Phrases: «modern technology», «new technology», «information technology (IT)», «digital technology».

### Examples

- Technology helps doctors save lives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/#x1)
- Our school has new technology in every classroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/#x2)
- In D&T we designed a bird box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/#x3)
- Solar technology turns sunlight into electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/#x4)
- The wheel was an important early technology. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/#x5)
- My grandma is learning to use technology to video-call us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/#x6)
- Too much screen technology before bed can stop you sleeping well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/#x7)

### Note

Mostly uncountable: «a lot of technology». Countable when meaning kinds: «new technologies». Short forms: «tech» (informal), «IT» (information technology). Adjective: «technological». Technology is not only computers — a pencil and a bridge are technology too.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «technology» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technology/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«technology» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/technology.html) on Mova free.