| Term | Definition |
| technology | everything we design, make and use to solve problems |
| scientivic advance | an important scientific discovery |
| demand | a need |
| patent | a set of rights for the invention or manufacture of a product |
| design process | the process through which an idea becomes an invention or solution to a problem |
| model | a representation of something that cannot be directly observed |
| prototype | a life-size, working model of a product that can be tested |
| industry | a group of businesses that provide similar goods or services |
| mass production | the manufacturing of a large volume of products very quickly |
| productivity | a measure of the goods and services made over a given amount of time |
| robot | a machine that automatically performs a task over and over again |
| society | a group of people living in a community |
| impact | a result or effect |
| globalization | the process of making goods and services available to the other countries of the world |
| biomass | matter from living things |
| nanotechnology | using tiny materials or machines to create or improve goods and services |