Dfintion of Tecnology

Technology, general term for the processes by which human beings fashion
tools and machines to increase their control and understanding of the
material environment. The term is derived from the Greek words 'tekhne',
which refers to an art or craft, and logia, meaning an area of study;
thus, technology means, literally, the study, or science, of crafting.

Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an essential
condition of advanced, industrial civilization but also that the rate of
technological change has developed its own momentum in recent centuries.
Innovations now seem to appear at a rate that increases geometrically,
without respect to geographical limits or political systems. These
innovations tend to transform traditional cultural systems, frequently
with unexpected social consequences. Thus technology can be conceived
as both a creative and a destructive process.