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    Technology can be defined in 3 main ways: 1) The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as developing goods and services or finding solutions. 2) Using tools and methods to solve problems or achieve goals, often by applying scientific advances. 3) The study of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives.

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    Technology can be defined in 3 main ways: 1) The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as developing goods and services or finding solutions. 2) Using tools and methods to solve problems or achieve goals, often by applying scientific advances. 3) The study of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives.

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    Technology-some definitions

    Pramod Wadikar

    The word technology comes from the Greek technologa tchn , an "art", "skill" or "craft" and -logia, the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.

    Use of science to develop new products or new methods for producing and distributing goods and services.
    www.turnerlearning.com/efts/bball/econglos.htm

    the application of scientific advances to benefit humanity


    fi.edu/franklin/glossary.html

    A body of knowledge used to create tools, develop skills, and extract or collect materials; the application of science (the combination of the scientific method and material) to meet an objective or solve a problem.
    science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih4/technology/ot her/glossary.htm

    Anything people have made could be called technology, but usually people think of advances in using scientific knowledge and applying it to a practical use, like creating photovoltaic cells or wind turbines.
    www.nesea.org/education/gscleanenergy/glossary.htm

    Purposeful application of information in the design, production, and utilization of goods and services and in the organization of human activities.
    http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/technology.html

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