Giant Technology

Japanese: 巨大技術 - きょだいぎじゅつ
Giant Technology

…But both are called big science. A related term is big technology. This usually refers to huge, already-established engineering systems (nuclear power plants, industrial complexes, etc.) rather than to project research that tackles uncharted territory. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "giant technology" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかしどちらも巨大科学と呼ばれる。類語に巨大技術という言葉がある。これは未踏的課題に挑むプロジェクト研究よりもむしろ,すでにでき上がった巨大な工学的システム(原子力発電所,コンビナートなど)を指すことが普通である。…

※「巨大技術」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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