technology

= Spitzentechnologie

the most modern stage of development in a particular type of work

> “A company at the cutting edge of mobile communications technology.”

= neumodisch

recently made for the first time, but not always an improvement on what existed before

> “I really don’t understand these newfangled computer games that my grandchildren play.”

= veraltet

not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable

> “Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.”

= überflüssig

unnecessary because it is more than needed

> “In the sentence ‘She is a single unmarried woman’, the word ‘unmarried’ is redundant.”

having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you

> “To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made redundant.”

> “New technology often makes old skills and even whole communities redundant.”

= auf dem neuesten Stand

very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods

> “This is a state-of-the-art computer.”

= ersetzen, abgelösen (durch)

to replace something, especially something older or more old-fashioned

> “Most of the old roads has been superseded by the great interstate highways.”

= einbetten, einbinden

to fix something firmly into a substance

to include text, sound, images video, etc. in a computer file, email message, or on a website

> “When you upload a video, you get a code to embed it in your site.”

to put a computer or piece of electronic equipment inside a prodict in order to control the way it operates

> “Microprocessors are embedded into products such as cars, fridges, traffic lights, and industrial equipment.”

= Videokasette