| term |
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| definition |
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| technology |
the use of scientific knowledge for a purpose |
| inventor |
someone who uses technology in a new way to solve a problem |
| manufacturing |
the production of goods and items on a large scale |
| assembly line |
a way of building a product in which workers add parts to products moving down a conveyor belt |
| microchip |
a small piece of material used to make computers faster, smaller, and cheaper |
| World Wide Web |
a computer-based network of information sources |
| space station |
a place where people can live and work in space for long periods of time |