A technology is a body of human knowledge that can be passed along from one place to another and from one generation to the next. The body of knowledge about, and the systematic study of, methods, techniques and hardware applied in the adaptation of the physical environment to man's needs and wants. The application of scientific knowledge to build or improve the infrastructure of agriculture, industry government and daily life.
Technology has autocatalytic properties.
It favors the use of technical devices and processes even in solving social problems, e.g., by using fertilizers to enhance agricultural production rather than a different form of work organization, by using computer s for national planning rather than decentralized decision making processes. The systematic knowledge and the methods and procedures which can be used in a specific area in order to resolve practical problems.