The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language Fourth Edition. 2000 defines technology as:

NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. tech·nol·o·gies
1a. The application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives. b. The scientific method and material used to achieve a commercial or industrial objective. 2. Electronic or digital products and systems considered as a group: a store specializing in office technology. 3. Anthropology The body of knowledge available to a society that is of use in fashioning implements, practicing manual arts and skills, and extracting or collecting materials.

ETYMOLOGY: Greek tekhnologi, systematic treatment of an art or craft : tekhn, skill; see teks- in Appendix I + -logi, -logy.

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