technology
Tools from knowledge
Technology is related to two words that inform its meaning: technique and technical.
Technology is the practical way that people apply knowledge to get things done: “Stone Age” refers to cultures in the period before metal-smelting technology was developed.
In modern usage, technology is typically associated with applications currently being developed; frequent words preceding technology are wireless, computer, information, digital, and nuclear.
Programs directing computer operations
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- dataFacts for analysis
- encryptionConverting data into code
- programmingWriting software instructions
cybersecurity · database · cloud · binary · pixel · interface · streaming · download
Sudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- R&DCreating new products
startup · disruption · advancement · pioneering · entrepreneurship · ingenuity · iteration · Silicon Valley
Wired networking standard
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- TCP/IPInternet's core protocol suite
bandwidth · firewall · protocol · router · switch · hub · gateway · subnet
Handheld connected computer
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- computerElectronic calculating device
- microchipMiniature semiconductor processor
processor · motherboard · transistor · capacitor · keyboard · monitor · mouse · printer
Internet-delivered instruction
- online coursesInternet-based instruction programs
- LMSEducational course hosting software
- tutorialInstructional step-by-step guide
- MOOCMassive online open course
gamification · simulation · interactive · educational software · Khan Academy · Coursera · digital literacy · adaptive learning
software
Programs directing computer operations
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- dataFacts for analysis
- encryptionConverting data into code
programming · cybersecurity · database · cloud · binary · pixel · interface · streaming · download · upload
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
R&D · startup · disruption · advancement · pioneering · entrepreneurship · ingenuity · iteration · Silicon Valley · venture capital
ethernet
Wired networking standard
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
- VPNEncrypted network connection
TCP/IP · bandwidth · firewall · protocol · router · switch · hub · gateway · subnet · latency
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- computerElectronic calculating device
microchip · processor · motherboard · transistor · capacitor · keyboard · monitor · mouse · printer · scanner
e-learning
Internet-delivered instruction
- online coursesInternet-based instruction programs
- LMSEducational course hosting software
- tutorialInstructional step-by-step guide
MOOC · gamification · simulation · interactive · educational software · Khan Academy · Coursera · digital literacy · adaptive learning · virtual lab
- STEMscience, engineering, mathematics, math, chemistry
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- civilization elementsart, music, literature, language, religion
- civilization topicsculture, trade, war, art, religion
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
technologynature
Inherent quality or disposition
wilderness · environment · the wild · ecology · biology
technologylow-tech
Not electronically complex
handicraft · manual labor · tradition · handwork · Stone Age
- medical technologyDevices for healthcare delivery
- green technologyEarth-friendly industrial innovation
- information technologiesDigital data management systems
- technological innovationsNew practical scientific applications
- information technologyDigital systems sector
- technological progressAdvancement through invention
technologies, technological, technologist, biotechnology, technologists, nanotechnology, technologically, information technology, neurotechnology