technology
engineering | the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
automotive technology
automotive engineering | the activity of designing and constructing automobiles |
| communications technology | the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems |
| digital communications technology | the design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form |
| computer technology | the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers |
high technology
high tech | highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) |
rail technology
railroading | the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT | an engineering university in Cambridge |
| shrink-wrap | the clinging transparent plastic film that is used to shrinkwrap something |
engineering
engineering science
applied science
technology | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems, he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study |
genetic engineering
gene-splicing
recombinant DNA technology | the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism |
information technology
IT | the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information |
natural language processing
NLP
human language technology | the branch of information science that deals with natural language information |
| shrink-wrapped software | software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform) |
| Technology Administration | an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth |
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST | an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs |
psychiatrist
head-shrinker shrink | a physician who specializes in psychiatry |
| shrink b shrivel b | decrease in size, range, or extent, His earnings shrank, My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me |
shrink
contract | become smaller or draw together, The fabric shrank, The balloon shrank |
| shrink reduce | reduce in size, reduce physically, Hot water will shrink the sweater, Can you shrink this image? |
shrivel
shrivel up
shrink wither | wither, as with a loss of moisture, The fruit dried and shriveled |
flinch
squinch
funk
cringe shrink
wince
recoil
quail | draw back, as with fear or pain, she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf |
shrink back
retract | pull away from a source of disgust or fear |
fiddle
shirk shrink from
goldbrick | avoid (one's assigned duties), The derelict soldier shirked his duties |