technological

The word “technological” means relating to or involving technology, particularly modern science-based technology. In plain terms, describes anything connected to technology or scientific machinery and methods.

“Technological” is pronounced tehk-nuh-LOJ-ih-kuhl (/ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/ in IPA).

Here is “technological” used in a sentence: “The company made huge technological improvements to its factory.”

“Technological” is an adjective.

“Technological” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

Technological relates to technology itself, especially modern science-based tools and systems, as in "technological progress." Technical relates to the specialized skills, methods, or details of a subject or craft, as in "technical support" or "a technical question." A shift in society's machines is technological; a problem inside one machine is technical.

"Technological advances" is the standard collocation, using the adjective before the noun. English does allow nouns to modify other nouns, so combinations like "technology company" and "technology sector" are normal, but with advances, progress, change, and innovation, the adjective technological is the conventional choice.

Technological most often pairs with nouns of progress and change: technological advances, technological innovation, technological development, technological change, and technological revolution. It also modifies capability words, as in technological capabilities and technological breakthrough, all describing what technology makes possible or how it moves forward.

Technologic exists as a rare variant of technological, appearing mainly in American technical and medical writing, but technological is the standard form in everyday and academic English. If in doubt, use technological.