Technology
/tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/noun
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
Did you know?The word comes from Greek tekhnē, meaning skilled craft or art, plus logia, meaning study or discourse, so it originally meant the study of craft—not machines.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
tekhnē
“art, skill, craft, or systematic way of making”
Ancient Greek
Greek
tekhnologia
“systematic treatment of an art or craft”
Late Latin
Latin
technologia
“discussion of the arts or treatise on the arts”
17th Century
English
technology
“discourse or treatise on an art; description of technical terms”
19th–20th Century
English
technology
“the practical application of scientific and industrial arts”