Nature vs. Technology — What's the Difference?

Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, material world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general.

Technology ("science of craft", from Greek τέχνη, techne, "art, skill, cunning of hand"; and -λογία, -logia) is the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed knowledge of their workings.

The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry

The basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something

The application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives.

The material world and its phenomena

The scientific method and material used to achieve a commercial or industrial objective.

The forces and processes that produce and control these phenomena

Electronic or digital products and systems considered as a group

The world of living things and the outdoors

(Anthropology) The body of knowledge available to a society that is of use in fashioning implements, practicing manual arts and skills, and extracting or collecting materials.

A primitive state of existence, untouched and uninfluenced by civilization or social constraints

(uncountable) The study of or a collection of techniques.

The basic character or qualities of humanity

(countable) Any useful skill or mechanism that was developed or invented.

The fundamental character or disposition of a person; temperament

(archaic) A discourse or treatise on the arts.

The set of inherent characteristics or properties that distinguish something

Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc.

A kind or sort

The practical application of science to commerce or industry

The processes and functions of the body, as in healing

The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems;

Heredity

The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.

The particular way someone or something is, especially

The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.

The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.

Synonym of caliber: the class of a gun.

The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.

A requirement or powerful impulse of the body's physical form, especially

The need to urinate and defecate.

Sexual desire.

Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.

A product of the body's physical form, especially semen and vaginal fluids, menstrual fluid, and (obsolete) feces.

A part of the body's physical form, especially (obsolete) the female genitalia.

(obsolete) To endow with natural qualities.

The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted with the world of mankind, with its mental and social phenomena.

The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; - often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence; as, produced by nature; the forces of nature.

The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.

Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.

The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being.

Kind, sort; character; quality.

Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.

Natural affection or reverence.

Constitution or quality of mind or character.

To endow with natural qualities.

The essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized;

A causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe;

The natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.;

The complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions;

A particular type of thing;