paraphernalia Noun
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(pluralonly) Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity; stuff.
- He has an impressive collection of bicycling paraphernalia , but he doesn't ride very often anymore.
(archaic) Things a woman owns, apart from her dowry.
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technology English
Noun
( wikipedia technology)
(uncountable) The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Chico Harlan
, volume=189, issue=2, page=30, magazine=( The Guardian Weekly)
, title= 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."}}
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industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate,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
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