technological

adjective

1
: of, relating to, or characterized by technology
2
: resulting from improvements in technical processes that increase productivity of machines and eliminate manual operations or operations done by older machines

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In Beijing, seven ministries jointly issued an implementation plan for the BCI industry in August last year, targeting key technological breakthroughs by 2027. Elaine Yu, CNBC, 11 July 2026 Ro said interactive chatbots have technological hurdles to overcome, such as a mismatch between their verbal comments and their facial expressions. Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026 Ever since American astrophysicist Frank Drake launched Project Ozma, the first search for alien signals, in 1960, there has been no shortage of similar projects, and technological progress is constantly improving their reach and scope. Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 Prioritize Real-Time Hardware-Level Error Detection The key lesson from AI is that reliability, security and governance must scale alongside technological capability, not after it. Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for technological

Word History

Etymology

technology + -ical

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of technological was in 1789

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“Technological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technological. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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