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Technology

Definition:
In the broadest sense, technology denotes the purposeful application of scientific knowledge. It has three constituent elements: hardware - machines, tools, materials; software - processes and procedures; and standards which provide the definitional systems governing the preceding elements.

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[social technology]

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