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[[Image:Cropscientist.jpg|right|thumb|[[Agricultureकृषि]] preceded [[writing]] in the [[history of science and technology]].]]
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'''Technologyतकनीक''' ([[Greek language|Gr]]. τεχνολογια < τεχνη "craftsmanship" + λογος "word, reckoning" + the suffix ια) is the development and application of [[tools]], [[machine]]s, [[materials]] and [[process|processes]] that help to solve human problems. As a human activity, technology predates both [[science]] and [[engineering]].