Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

connected with the practical use of scientific knowledge in industry: technological advances in manufacture о They combine technological know- how with high-quality manufacture.

technological capabilities/know-how/skills * technological advances/breakthroughs/ developments/innovations/progress

technologically /.tekna'lDd3ikli; AmE-\a:dy/ adverb: technologically advanced

technology ,/tek'nDlad3i; AmE-'na:l-/ noun (plural technologies)

see also: disruptive technology, high information intermediate ~

[u,C] scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry, for example in designing new machines: recent advances in medical technology о The company has just unveiled two promising new

► .teiocom'mute verb [no obj] .telecom muter

technology-heavy

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noun [C]

digital technologies, о technology -based products (= ones that are developed using the latest technology) о a technology-driven company (= one that uses and relies on the latest technology) 2 [u] machinery or equipment designed using technology: The company has invested in the latest technology.

► technologist noun [c]: a food technologist

tech nology-heavy = tech-heavy

technophale /'teknafail; BrE also -nauf-/ noun [C] a person who is very interested in new technology

technophobe /'teknafaub; BrE also -naof-; AmE -foub/ noun [C]

a person who does not like using new technology tech sup port = technical support techy = techie tel noun

a short way of writing telephone before a telephone number: tel: 556768

tel CO /'telkau; AmE -кои/ noun [C] (used especially in newspapers) a telecommunications company: Telcos were struggling to make money from broadband services. telecom

tele- /'teli/ combiningform (used in nouns, verbs and adjectives)

over a long distance; far: telecommunications о teleworking

connected with television: teletext

done using a telephone: telesales

telecast /'telikarst; AmE-ksest/ noun [C] {especially AmE)

a broadcast on television ►'telecast verb [+ obj] telecast, telecast) {usually be telecast): The match will be telecast live to over 150 countries, 'telecaster noun [C]

telecentre {AmEspelling telecenter

/'telisenta(r)/ noun [C]

{HR) a building, usually in the country, filled with computer equipment so that people can work there instead of travelling to an office in a town or city telecottage, teleworking

telecom /'telikom; AmE-ka:m/ noun

[C] (often used in names) a telecommunications company: France Telecom telco

[u] (informal) telecommunications: telecom equipment/sys tems

telecommunication /.telika.mjumi'keijn/ , (also 'telecom, informal) noun [u] telecommunications: The company is to start selling telecommunication services to residential customers, о a telecommunication expert

* telecommunications /,telika,mju:ni^,keij'nz/ {also 'telecoms, informal) noun [pi.; u] the technology of sending messages over long distances by radio, telephone, television, satellite, etc: technological developments in telecommunications

О a telecommunications business/carrier/company/ group/operator/provider ♦ the telecommunications industry/market/sector ♦ telecommunications equipment/technology ♦ a telecommunications infrastructure/link/network/system