technology's
Digital advancement's belonging
Technology's is the possessive form of technology, indicating something belonging to or associated with technology: technology's impact on daily life, technology's rapid advancement.
It can also contract "technology is" or "technology has" in casual writing: Technology's come a long way since then.
Distinct division of whole
- industryEconomic production sector
- fieldArea of specialty
- spherePerfectly round solid
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
ecosystem · arena · space · market · realm · hub · corridor · Silicon Valley
Movement toward improvement
- innovationCreating something original
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- developmentProgress toward maturity
frontier · cutting-edge · revolution · leap · transformation · disruption · emergence · acceleration
Power to affect others
- effectResult of a cause
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- transformationThorough change in form
reach · footprint · implications · reshaping · penetration · adoption · integration · societal change
Limits on action
- boundariesLines marking separation
- shortcomingsInadequacies or weak points
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- glitchesMinor system malfunctions
vulnerabilities · obsolescence · bugs · blind spots · drawbacks · pitfalls · unintended consequences · risks
Exclusive rights to inventions
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
- licensingGranting official permission
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
assets · portfolio · trademarks · innovations · trade secrets · acquisitions · monetization · royalties
sector
Distinct division of whole
landscape · ecosystem · arena · space · market · realm · hub · corridor · Silicon Valley · Shenzhen
progress
Movement toward improvement
- innovationCreating something original
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- breakthroughSudden important advance
development · frontier · cutting-edge · revolution · leap · transformation · disruption · emergence · acceleration · milestone
influence
Power to affect others
- effectResult of a cause
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
transformation · reach · footprint · implications · reshaping · penetration · adoption · integration · societal change · displacement
constraints
Limits on action
- boundariesLines marking separation
- shortcomingsInadequacies or weak points
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
glitches · vulnerabilities · obsolescence · bugs · blind spots · drawbacks · pitfalls · unintended consequences · risks · ethical concerns
patents
Exclusive rights to inventions
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
- licensingGranting official permission
rights · assets · portfolio · trademarks · innovations · trade secrets · acquisitions · monetization · royalties · stakeholders
- medical technologyDevices for healthcare delivery
- green technologyEarth-friendly industrial innovation
- information technologyDigital systems sector
- advanced technologySophisticated modern developments
- computer technologyDigital processing systems
- cutting-edge technologyMost advanced available innovations