[lojban-beginners] Re: "technology"

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 12:55:08PM +0100, Vid Sintef wrote:
> mi'e vid
> 
> The official lujvo for "technology" is {mi'irlarcu}, from {minji
> larcu}. I don't think this works for every case. Yes, "technology"
> seems to often involve {minji}, "machine", but not always. The
> definition goes like: "the practical application of knowledge
> especially in a particular area" and "a capability given by the
> practical application of knowledge"
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology). 

That's an odd definition, as it doesn't make any reference to the
*products* of that practical application, which is exactly what
technology is in my mind.

The most general word for technology in Lojban (in the way I think
of it) is rutni; does that help?

-Robin

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