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noun ADJ. current, existing, present-day | emerging, the latest, modern, new small businesses that are involved with emerging technologies | basic, low | advanced, complex, high, leading-edge, sophisticated, state-of-the-art, up-to-date, white-hot | alternative, innovative a car based on alternative technology | efficient | communication/communications, computer, digital, energy, information, management, manufacturing, nuclear, production, software, telecommunications | educational, environmental, medical, military VERB + TECHNOLOGY have We now have the technologies to transplant limbs. | adopt, apply, employ, exploit, introduce, take advantage of, use exploiting existing technologies more fully | create, develop, improve | be based on a car engine based on technology developed for aeroplanes | invest in The company is investing heavily in new technologies. TECHNOLOGY + VERB develop Telecommunications technology is developing fast. | allow sth, enable sth This technology enables computers to read handwriting. PREP. ~ for the technology for the extraction of iron ore PHRASES advances in technology recent advances in medical technology | the impact of (a) technology, science and technology
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technology
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + technology
new/modern technology
• People have no faith in new technology.
the latest technology
• The boat is equipped with the latest technology.
advanced technology
• The labs use advanced technology to study the function of various cells.
computer technology
• the rapid development of computer technology in the 1950s and 1960s
digital technology
• Digital technology is bringing the media and communications sectors together.
medical technology
• The advance of medical technology has meant that more patients survive.
military technology
• Military technology makes huge advances during wartime.
phrases
advances/developments in technology
• Because of developments in technology, minicomputers can now do what mainframes did in the past.
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