Technology
Pronunciation : Tech*nol"o*gy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. -logy; cf. Gr. technologie.]
Definition : Defn: Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc.
Note: Technology is not an independent science, having a set of doctrines of its own, but consists of applications of the principles established in the various physical sciences (chemistry, mechanics, mineralogy, etc.) to manufacturing processes. Internat. Cyc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913