technological
About technology, especially modern machines, tools, or systems, or the changes they cause in life and work.
Relating to technology, especially the design, development, or use of modern machines, devices, and systems, or the changes that result from them.
About schools, colleges, or courses that focus on practical science, engineering, and industry skills.
Relating to education, training, or institutions that specialize in applied sciences, engineering, and industrial skills.
- Base: technological
technological breakthrough
1major success in new technology
A very important new discovery or development in technology that changes what is possible.
- Scientists announced a technological breakthrough in battery design.
- A real technological breakthrough is needed to make fusion power practical.
technological change
1change caused by new technology
Big changes in how people live or work because new technology is used.
- Technological change has reshaped the job market over the last decade.
- The book explores how technological change affects family life.
technological edge
1advantage from better technology
An advantage a person, company, or country has because they use better technology than others.
- The firm maintains a technological edge by investing heavily in research.
- Losing its technological edge could hurt the country's export industry.
technological progress
1progress due to better technology
Improvement in society, work, or life that happens because technology becomes better.
- Technological progress has made it possible to treat many diseases that were once fatal.
- Some people worry that technological progress is moving faster than our laws and ethics.
technological solution
1solution using technology
A way to fix a problem by using some kind of technology.
- Many environmental problems will require both policy changes and technological solutions.
- They are looking for a technological solution to reduce traffic in the city center.
technological unemployment
1jobs lost to machines
A situation where people lose their jobs because machines or computers now do the work.
- Economists disagree about how serious technological unemployment will be in the future.
- Automation in factories has already led to technological unemployment in some regions.
technological advancement
1new or improved technology
A new or better form of technology that allows people to do more or do something more easily.
- Recent technological advancements have reduced the cost of solar power.
- Technological advancement has made remote work possible for millions of people.
- The conference focused on technological advancements in artificial intelligence.
- Rapid technological advancement can create both new jobs and new risks.
- The country has invested heavily in technological advancement in renewable energy.
technological innovation
1creation of new technology
The act of creating or bringing in new technology, or a new technology itself.
- Technological innovation has changed how we communicate.
- The country is trying to encourage technological innovation through tax breaks.
- The festival showcased the year's most exciting technological innovations.
- Start-ups are often the main source of technological innovation in the digital economy.