essential technology

noun phrase

UK /ɪˈsɛnʃəl tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/

US /ɪˈsɛnʃəl tɛkˈnɑːlədʒi/

Essential technology is a tool or machine that people really need to live and work.

Clean water systems are essential technology for every town.

SYNONYMS

basic technology necessary technology vital technology core technology indispensable technology

RELATED WORDS

infrastructure innovation device utility engineering

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The most important or fundamental tools and systems in a particular field.

For a modern hospital, imaging machines are essential technology.

3. Technology that is so widely used it becomes required for daily life.

Smartphones have become essential technology for many families.

4. The key technical methods needed to make something work.

Battery storage is essential technology for solar power.