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For questions about the creation, use, and application of all types of technology.

"Technology" generally refers to devices or structures, in modern times often electronic, created by sentient beings to make their lives easier, perform mundane tasks to free up time, or to address some external threat. Examples include computers, automobiles and nuclear weapons. While modern devices are often regarded as technology, simple tools such as bows and arrows are also a form of technology.

Questions using this tag should specifically focus on a piece of technology and its uses, development and application, as opposed to tangentially mentioning it. If you want to ask about technological progress overall, consider using the tag - though it should not be used for the development of a single piece of technology.