Outline of technology

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to technology:

Technology – collection of tools, including machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures used by humans. Engineering is the discipline that seeks to study and design new technologies. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to control and adapt to their natural environments.

Components of technology

Knowledge
Tools
- Utensil
- Equipment
- Invention
- Machinery
Structures (buildings, roads, bridges, canals, dams, etc.)
- Man-made systems (see system)
Infrastructure
- Public utility

Branches of technology

Aerospace – flight or transport above the surface of the Earth.
- Space exploration – the physical investigation of the space more than 100 km above the Earth by either manned or unmanned spacecraft.
Applied physics – physics which is intended for a particular technological or practical use. It is usually considered as a bridge or a connection between "pure" physics and engineering.
Agriculture – cultivation of plants, animals, and other living organisms.
- Fishing – activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping.
  - Fisheries – a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats, purpose of the activities or a combination of the foregoing features".
  - Fishing industry – industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products. It is defined by the FAO as including recreational, subsistence and commercial fishing, and the harvesting, processing, and marketing sectors.
- Forestry – art and science of tree resources, including plantations and natural stands. The main goal of forestry is to create and implement systems that allow forests to continue a sustainable provision of environmental supplies and services.
- Organic gardening and farming
- Sustainable agriculture
Communication –
- Books –
- Telecommunication – the transfer of information at a distance, including signaling, telegraphy, telephony, telemetry, radio, television, and data communications.
  - Radio – Aural or encoded telecommunications.
  - Internet – the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP).
  - Technology of television –
    - Television broadcasting – Visual and aural telecommunications.
Computing – any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers. Computing includes designing and building hardware and software systems; processing, structuring, and managing various kinds of information; doing scientific research on and with computers; making computer systems behave intelligently; creating and using communications and entertainment media; and more.
- Computer engineering – discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems, from designing individual microprocessors, personal computers, and supercomputers, to circuit design.
  - Computers – general purpose devices that can be programmed to carry out a finite set of arithmetic or logical operations. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, computers can solve more than one kind of problem.
- Computer science – the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems.
  - Artificial intelligence – intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it.
    - Natural language processing –
    - Object recognition – in computer vision, this is the task of finding a given object in an image or video sequence.
  - Cryptography – the technology to secure communications in the presence of third parties.
  - Human-computer interaction
- Information technology – the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.
- Software engineering – the systematic approach to the development, operation, maintenance, and retirement of computer software.
  - Programming – the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.
  - Software development – development of a software product, which entails computer programming (process of writing and maintaining the source code), but also encompasses a planned and structured process from the conception of the desired software to its final manifestation.
  - C++ – one of the most popular programming languages with application domains including systems software, application software, device drivers, embedded software, high-performance server and client applications, and entertainment software such as video games.
  - Perl – high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Used for text processing, CGI scripting, graphics programming, system administration, network programming, finance, bioinformatics, and more.
- Software – one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for one or more purposes. In other words, software is a set of programs, procedures, algorithms and its documentation concerned with the operation of a data processing system.
  - Free software – software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction.
  - Search engines – information retrieval systems designed to help find information stored on a computer system.
- Internet – the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP).
- Computer industry
  - Apple Inc. – manufacturer and retailer of computers, hand-held computing devices, and related products and services.
  - Google – Google Inc. and its Internet services including Google Search.
Construction – building or assembly of any physical structure.
Design – the art and science of creating the abstract form and function for an object or environment.
- Architecture – the art and science of designing buildings.
Electronics –
Industry – production of an economic good or service.
- Automation – use of machinery to replace human labor.
- Industrial machinery –
- Machines – devices that perform or assist in performing useful work.
- Manufacturing – use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale.
- Robotics – deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots.
  - Object recognition
Energy –
- Energy development – ongoing effort to provide abundant, efficient, and accessible energy resources through knowledge, skills, and construction.
- Energy storage – the storage of a form of energy that can then be used later.
- Nuclear technology – the technology and application of the spontaneous and induced reactions of atomic nuclei.
- Wind energy –
- Solar energy –
Engineering – the application of science, mathematics, and technology to produce useful goods and systems.
- Chemical engineering – the technology and application of chemical processes to produce useful materials.
- Computer engineering –
- Control engineering –
- Electrical engineering – the technology and application of electromagnetism, including electricity, electronics, telecommunications, computers, electric power, magnetics, and optics.
- Geoengineering –
- Software engineering – the technology and application of a systematic approach to the development, operation, maintenance, and retirement of computer software.
Firefighting – act of extinguishing fires. A firefighter fights fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Firefighting is a professional technical skill.
Forensic science – application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action.
Health
- Biotechnology – applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts.
- Ergonomics – the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities.
Hydrology – The study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability.
Information science –
- Cartography – the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.
- Library science – technology related to libraries and the information fields.
Military science – the study of the technique, psychology, practice and other phenomena which constitute war and armed conflict.
Mining – extraction of mineral resources from the earth.
Nanotechnology – The study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with structures sized between 1 and 100 nanometre in at least one dimension, and involves developing materials or devices possessing at least one dimension within that size.
Prehistoric technology – technologies that emerged before recorded history (i.e., before the development of writing).
Sustainability – capacity to endure. In ecology, the word describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. Long-lived and healthy wetlands and forests are examples of sustainable biological systems. For humans, sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions.
Transport – the transfer of people or things from one place to another.
- Rail transport – means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks consisting of steel rails installed on sleepers/ties and ballast.
- Vehicles – mechanical devices for transporting people or things.
  - Automobiles – human-guided powered land-vehicles.
  - Bicycles – human-powered land-vehicles with two or more wheels.
  - Motorcycles – single-track, engine-powered, motor vehicles. They are also called motorbikes, bikes, or cycles.
  - Vehicle components
    - Tires – ring-shaped coverings that fit around wheel rims

Technology by region

History of technology

History of technology by period

Prehistoric technology (outline)
- Control of fire by early humans
Ancient technology – c. 800 BCE – 476 CE
- Ancient Egyptian technology –
  - Obelisk making technology in ancient Egypt –
- Ancient Greek technology – c. 800 BCE – 146 BCE
- Ancient Roman technology – c. 753 BCE – 476 CE
- Science and technology of the Han dynasty – 206 BCE – 220 CE
- Science and technology of the Tang dynasty – 618–907
Science and technology of the Song dynasty – 960–1279 CE
Medieval technology – 5th to 15th century
- Byzantine technology – 5th to 15th century
Islamic Golden Age – 8th to 13th century
Science and technology in the Ottoman Empire – 14th to 20th century
Industrial revolution – 18th to 19th century
Second Industrial Revolution – 1820–1914
Technology during World War I – 1914–1918
Technology during World War II – 1939–1945
1970s in science and technology
1980s in science and technology
1990s in science and technology
2000s in science and technology
2010s in science and technology

Technological ages

Media about the history of technology

Connections – documentary television series and 1978 book ("Connections" based on the series) created, written and presented by science historian James Burke. It took an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention and demonstrated how various discoveries, scientific achievements, and historical world events were built from one another successively in an interconnected way to bring about particular aspects of modern technology. There were 3 seasons produced, and they aired in 1978, 1994, and 1997.
The Day the Universe Changed – documentary television series written and presented by science historian James Burke, originally broadcast in 1985 by the BBC. The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western society in its philosophical aspects. Ran for one season, in 1986.

History of technology by region

History of science and technology in the Mediterranean
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History of science and technology in Africa –
History of science and technology in Asia
History of science and technology in North America
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Technological and industrial history of Canada –
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Technological and industrial history of the People's Republic of China –
Technological and industrial history of the United States –

History of technology by field

Hypothetical technology

Potential technology of the future includes:

Hypothetical technology –

Femtotechnology – hypothetical term used in reference to structuring of matter on the scale of a femtometer, which is 10−15 m. This is a smaller scale in comparison to nanotechnology and picotechnology which refer to 10−9 m and 10−12 m respectively. Work in the femtometer range involves manipulation of excited energy states within atomic nuclei (see nuclear isomer) to produce metastable (or otherwise stabilized) states with unusual properties.

Philosophy of technology

Philosophy of technology –

Management of technology

Advancement of technology

Economics of technology

Technology education

Technology education

Technology media

For historical treatments, see Media about the history of technology, above

Technology journalism –

Persons influential in technology

References

External links

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Baseball telecasts technology –
Bead probe technology –
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Bio-fermentation technology –
Biomedical technology –
Biotechnology –
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Braille technology –
Brain technology –
CASY cell counting technology –
Calm technology –
Ceramic mixing technology –
BOINC client–server technology –
Chirotechnology –
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Clean coal technology –
Clean technology –
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Clothing technology –
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Community technology –
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Construction collaboration technology –
Contesting technology –
Cultural technology –
Cycling probe technology –
Cycloidal vibration technology –
Cytotechnology –
DNA nanotechnology –
Dance technology – application of modern information technology in activities related to dance: in dance education, choreography, performance, and research.
Db technology –
Demand flow technology –
Design technology –
Digital newspaper technology –
Digital scent technology –
Domestic technology –
Downhole oil–water separation technology –
Dual-use technology –
Dynamic video memory technology –
Ecotechnology –
Educational technology –
Electric transportation technology –
Electrical engineering technology –
Electrofluidic display technology –
Electron beam technology –
Electrothermal-chemical technology –
Enabling technology –
Energy applications of nanotechnology –
Energy security and renewable technology –
Energy technology –
Entertainment technology –
Environmental biotechnology –
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Expandable tubular technology –
Field-induced polymer electroluminescent technology –
Food technology –
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G-Technology –
General purpose technology –
Genetic use restriction technology –
Germinal choice technology –
Gerontechnology –
Goal-line technology –
Green nanotechnology –
Greenfish recirculation technology –
Group technology –
Gustatory technology –
Haptic technology –
Headspace technology –
Health information technology –
Health technology –
Heart nanotechnology –
High-technology swimwear fabric –
Holiday lighting technology –
Honda advanced technology –
Human performance technology –
Hurdle technology –
Hybridoma technology –
Hyper-interactive teaching technology –
Hypoxic air technology for fire prevention –
Imaging technology –
Immersive technology –
Induction plasma technology –
Industrial technology –
Information and communications technology –
Information and communications technology in Kosovo –
Information processing technology and aging –
Information technology –
Intelligent Interweaving technology –
Internet services technology –
IsaKidd refining technology –
Keyboard technology –
Language technology –
Large-screen television technology –
Lithic technology –
Logovisual technology –
Low carbon technology –
Low technology –
Marine technology –
Mature technology –
Mechanical engineering technology –
Media technology –
Membrane technology –
Metamaterials surface antenna technology –
Microblade technology –
Microtechnology –
Military technology –
Mobile technology –
Molecular nanotechnology –
Music instrument technology –
Music technology –
NX technology –
Nana technology –
Nanobiotechnology –
Nanotechnology –
Near-infrared signature management technology –
Neurotechnology –
Non-profit technology –
Nuclear technology –
Omniview technology –
Open-source-appropriate technology –
Orphaned technology –
Orthodontic technology –
Particle technology –
Patho-biotechnology –
Performance acceleration technology –
Persuasive technology –
Phage-ligand technology –
Pharmacopeia biotechnology –
Phonetic search technology –
Photoimageable thick-film technology –
Phytotechnology –
Picotechnology –
Plasma deep drilling technology –
Platform technology –
Point-to-point laser technology –
Positioning technology –
Presentation technology –
Primatte chromakey technology –
Process analytical technology –
Psychotechnology –
Pull technology –
Pulsion technology –
Pumpable ice technology –
Push technology –
Quantum technology –
Radio access technology –
Rapid transit technology –
Reproductive technology –
Resolution enhancement technology –
Rotary technology –
Rubber technology –
Search engine technology –
Self-drying concrete technology –
Semantic technology –
Site-specific recombinase technology –
Social technology –
Soft energy technology –
Space technology –
Speech technology –
Stealth technology –
Steam technology –
Subsea (technology) –
Surface-mount technology –
Suspension array technology –
Tamper-evident technology –
Telepresence technology –
Tennis technology –
Terahertz spectroscopy and technology –
Terotechnology –
Thick film technology –
Thick-film dielectric electroluminescent technology –
Through-hole technology –
Time release technology –
Transformers technology –
Travel technology –
Trenchless technology –
Use of technology in treatment of mental disorders –
Vehicle safety technology –
Video sensor technology –
Visual technology –
Wearable technology –
Welfare technology –
Wet nanotechnology –
Wire rope spooling technology –
Workflow technology –
X-Wind technology –
Xpress technology –
Zone sonography technology
Advanced technology –
Appropriate technology –
Alternative technology –
Antechnology –
Al Gore and information technology –
Assistive technology service provider –
Best available technology –
Biotechnology and genetic engineering in Bangladesh –
Biotechnology consulting –
Biotechnology industry in China –
Brazilian science and technology –
Buddhist influences on print technology –
Bullying in information technology –
Chief technology officer –
Community technology center –
Comparison of display technology –
Competitions and prizes in biotechnology –
Consumer adoption of technological innovations –
Corporate governance of information technology –
Counterparty (technology) –
Critique of technology –
Democratization of technology –
Differential technological development –
Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions –
Distributed intelligence (knowledge technology) –
Drexler–Smalley debate on molecular nanotechnology –
E2eTechnology –
Economic and Technological Development Zones –
Educational technology in Saudi Arabia –
Ethics of technology –
Environmental impact of nanotechnology –
Etiquette in technology –
Fail-safes in nanotechnology –
Feminism and technology –
Glossary of legal terms in technology –
Goans in science and technology –
Health impact of nanotechnology –
Health technology assessment –
Hydrogen energy vision and technology roadmap –
Impact of nanotechnology –
Industrial applications of nanotechnology –
Information technology architecture –
Information technology audit –
Information technology consulting –
Information technology controls –
Information technology in Bangladesh –
Information technology in India –
Information technology in Morocco –
Information technology in Pakistan –
Information technology management –
Information technology operations –
Information technology outsourcing –
Information technology planning –
Information technology security audit –
Information technology specialist –
Instrumental conception of technology –
Integrated technology processes –
Investment-specific technological progress –
Irish Technology Leadership Group –
List of DNA nanotechnology research groups –
List of United States technological universities –
List of advertising technology companies –
List of archaic technological nomenclature –
List of atheists in science and technology –
List of biotechnology companies –
List of computer technology code names –
List of cultural, intellectual, philosophical and technological revolutions –
List of information technology acronyms –
List of institutions using the term "institute of technology" or "polytechnic" –
List of nanotechnology organizations –
List of philosophers of technology –
List of science and technology articles by continent –
List of steam technology patents –
List of technology centers –
List of the largest information technology companies –
Marx's notebooks on the history of technology –
Medical technology assessment –
Mobile technology in Africa –
Muslim women in science and technology –
Nanotechnology education –
Nanotechnology in fiction –
Next generation of display technology –
Operations and technology management –
Participatory technology development –
Radio and television technology in Turkey –
Regulation of nanotechnology –
Religious response to assisted reproductive technology –
Response time (technology) –
Science, technology and society –
Science, technology, society and environment education –
Sexism in the technology industry –
Social construction of technology –
Social shaping of technology –
Societal impact of nanotechnology –
Technological alliance –
Technological apartheid –
Technological applications of superconductivity –
Technological change –
Technological convergence –
Technological determinism –
Technological dualism –
Technological escalation –
Technological evolution –
Technological fix –
Technological history of the Roman military –
Technological innovation system –
Technological momentum –
Technological nationalism –
Technological paradigm –
Technological rationality –
Technological revival –
Technological revolution –
Technological self-efficacy –
Technological singularity –
Technological somnambulism –
Technological studies –
Technological theory of social production –
Technological transitions –
Technological unemployment –
Technological utopianism –
Technology acceptance model –
Technology adoption lifecycle –
Technology alignment –
Technology and Construction Court –
Technology and Culture –
Technology and Entertainment Software –
Technology and Livelihood Education –
Technology and society –
Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life: A Philosophical Inquiry –
Technology assessment –
Technology aware design –
Technology brokering –
Technology company –
Technology demonstration –
Technology dividend –
Technology doping –
Technology dynamics –
Technology education –
Technology evangelist –
Technology for Improved Learning Outcomes –
Technology for peace –
Technology forecasting –
Technology fusion –
Technology gap –
Technology governance –
Technology policy –
Technology push –
Technology readiness level –
Technology roadmap –
Technology scouting –
Technology shock –
Technology stack –
Technology strategy –
Technology support net –
Technology trajectory –
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Technology treadmill –
Technology tree –
Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology –
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Technology CAD –

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