Paraphernalia vs Technology - What's the difference?
paraphernalia | technology |
(pluralonly) Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity; stuff.
(archaic) Things a woman owns, apart from her dowry.
(uncountable) The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
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As nouns the difference between paraphernalia and technology
is that paraphernalia is miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity; stuff while technology is the organization of knowledge for practical purposes.paraphernalia
English
(wikipedia paraphernalia)Noun
(-)- He has an impressive collection of bicycling paraphernalia , but he doesn't ride very often anymore.
technology
English
Noun
(wikipedia technology)Chico Harlan
Japan pockets the subsidy …, passage=Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."}}