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Technology vs Technacy - What's the difference?

technology | technacy |

As nouns the difference between technology and technacy

is that technology is (uncountable) the organization of knowledge for practical purposes while technacy is the holistic understanding of technology in relation to the creation, design and implementation of projects.

technology

English

Noun

(wikipedia technology)
  • (uncountable) The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
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  • All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.

    • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "technology": assistive, automotive, biological, chemical, domestic, educational, environmental, geospatial, industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate, clean, disruptive.

    Related terms

    * tech * techie * technical * technique * techno, techno- * technological * technology transfer * techno geek

    Derived terms

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    External links

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    technacy

    English

    Noun

  • the holistic understanding of technology in relation to the creation, design and implementation of projects.
  • competency in scientific and technological problem-solving, experimentation and communication.

    • Related terms

    * technate

    References

    * Source (Primary): The Australian Standard Macquarie Dictionary * Source (Vocational): The Australian Standard Vocational Education Thesaurus (VOCED)