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Technology vs Technicality - What's the difference?

technology | technicality |

As nouns the difference between technology and technicality

is that technology is (uncountable) the organization of knowledge for practical purposes while technicality is the quality or state of being technical.

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industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate,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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    technicality

    English

    Noun

    (technicalities)
  • The quality or state of being technical.
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  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  • That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like.
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    • Synonyms

    * (quality or state of being technical ): technicalness