WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?

Actually there is no any perfect definition of technology. Different people have different views regarding the definition. But in my view, technology is the relationship that society has with its tools and crafts, and to what extent society can control its environment. According to Webster dictionary the term technology means: "the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area" and "a capability given by the practical application of knowledge.
Moreover Ursula Franklin, in her 1989 "Real World of Technology" lecture, gave another definition of the concept; it is "practice, the way we do things around here". The term is often used to imply a specific field of technology, or to refer to high technology, rather than technology as a whole.However, the term is mostly used in three different contexts: when referring to a tool (or machine); a technique; the cultural force; or a combination of the three.

In this way we can find different meanings of technology from different sources. However, we can analyse from above definitions and finally conclude the same gist of technology. Simply "technology" means techniques to use machines in systematic and scientific ways so that we can benefit as much as possible. Adding further I think technology means the state of knowledge which helps us to combine the available resources to solve the needs and produce desired products.
To get more informations regarding technology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology#Definition_and_usage