| Technology is defined as the usage of knowledge for goals, especially conceptual knowledge used for goals of praticality, and is also defined as the products resulting from such use of knowledge. Examples of products include tools (tangible), machines (tangible), and software (intangible). Technology is important to science, engineering, and everyday life.
The term Technology originated in the early 17th century meaning "systematic treatment", rooted from the Greek work tekhnelogia; tekhne (craft, art) + logia (study, knowledge). Related to technology are things such as and including science, life, and society. |