WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Technology is defined as the application of scientific knowledge to
the practical aims of human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the
human environment. Etymologically defined, the word technology comes from two Greek words,
techne and logos. Techne means art, skill, craft, or the way, manner, or means by which a thing is
gained. Logos means word, the utterance by which inward thought is expressed, a saying, or an
expression. So, literally, technology means words or discourse about the way things are gained.
Technology is defined on three ways according to W. Brian Arthur (2009). First, it is a means to fulfil a
human purpose. Second, it’s an assemblage of practices and components. And lastly, it is a collection of
devices and engineering practices available to culture. With these three definitions, technology is
anything that we use to do something and is available in our culture and environment.