A Definition of High Technology

The word “technology” can also be used to refer to a collection of techniques. In this context, it is the current state of humanity’s knowledge of how to combine resources to produce desired products, to solve problems, fulfill needs, or satisfy wants; it includes technical methods, skills, processes, techniques, tools and raw materials. When combined with another term, such as “medical technology” or “space technology,” it refers to the state of the respective field's knowledge and tools. “State-of-the-art technology,” refers to the high technology (“high tech”)--technology that is at the cutting edge: the most advanced technology currently available--available to humanity in any field; the highest development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field achieved at a particular tie.

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