n. a form of music primarily created by computer sound synthizers rather than by musicians playing instruments. [ slang ] [ PJC ]
n. technical jargon incomprehensible to non-specialists; -- sometimes used derogatorily of discussions using unnecessarily technical terminology and intended to impress or confuse, rather than inform, the listener. [ PJC ]
n. government by technical specialists. [ PJC ]
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n. [ Gr. &unr_; art, skill, craft + graph. ] Description of the arts and crafts of tribes and peoples. --
a. Technological. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. technologique. ] Of or pertaining to technology. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One skilled in technology; one who treats of arts, or of the terms of arts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; an art + -logy; cf. Gr. &unr_; systematic treatment: cf. F. technologie. ] Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]