Technologies

/tɛkˈnɑləʤiz/ noun

Definition

the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

Etymology

from Greek tekhnologia, from tekhne 'art, craft' + logos 'study'

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Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቴክኖሎጂ
ARالعربية
التكنولوجيات
BNবাংলা
প্রযুক্তি
CACatalà
tecnologies
CSČeština
technologie
DADansk
teknologier
DEDeutsch
Technologien
ELΕλληνικά
τεχνολογίες
ESEspañol
tecnologías
FAفارسی
فناوری‌ها
FISuomi
teknologiat
FRFrançais
technologies
GUGU
પ્રયુક્તિ
HAHA
fasahar
HEעברית
טכנולוגיות
HIहिन्दी
प्रौद्योगिकियां
HUMagyar
technológiák
IDBahasa Indonesia
teknologi
IGIG
teknụzụ
ITItaliano
tecnologie
JA日本語
技術
KKKK
технологиялар
KMKM
បច្ចេកវិទ្យា
KO한국어
기술
MRMR
तंत्रज्ञान
MSBahasa Melayu
teknologi
MYမြန်မာ
နည်းပညာ
NLNederlands
technologieën
NONorsk
teknologier
PAPA
ਤਕਨਾਲੋਜੀਆਂ
PLPolski
technologie
PTPortuguês
tecnologias
RORomână
tehnologii
RUРусский
технологии
SVSvenska
teknologier
SWKiswahili
teknolohiya
TAதமிழ்
தொழில்நுட்பங்கள்
TEతెలుగు
సాంకేతికతలు
THไทย
เทคโนโลยี
TLTL
teknolohiya
TRTürkçe
teknolojiler
UKУкраїнська
технології
URاردو
ٹیکنالوجیز
VITiếng Việt
công nghệ
YOYO
ọna ero
ZH中文
技术
ZUZU
ubuchwepheshe

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Technology language defaults to male genius narratives (Jobs, Musk, Wozniak) while erasing women founders and engineers (Hedy Lamarr, Grace Hopper, Mayer, etc.). STEM 'innovation' stories systematically credit men.

Empowerment Note

Women innovators (Hedy Lamarr's frequency-hopping patents, Ada Lovelace's algorithm foundations, Margaret Mead's cybernetics contributions) shaped modern technology—using their names and work restores accurate history.

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