existing technology
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexistingandtechnology
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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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technology
noun[C or U]
uk/tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/us/tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/
(the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of ...
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(Definition ofexistingandtechnologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofexisting technology
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The current pilotless aircraft are extremely limited byexistingtechnology.
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So, even without any regulation, theexistingtechnologyis very expensive.
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This can be achieved withexistingtechnologyand, to a great extent, using existing facilities.
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Further, we would like to reuseexistingtechnologyfor tabling and parallelism.
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However, we will see that this added cost allows more efficient program generators to be generated usingexistingtechnology.
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This need is brought about by a mixture of market forces and the failure or inadequacy ofexistingtechnology.
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This paper investigates the strengths and weaknesses ofexistingtechnology, focusing on various aspects of large-scale grammar development.
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We are not usingexistingtechnology.
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It is all based onexistingtechnology.
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Many of these are at the limits ofexistingtechnology.
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The committee will undertake to review all theexistingtechnology.
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In music, the act of revisitingexistingtechnologybrings about new relationships between composers, performers and listeners as well as between notation and sonic material.
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The balance may also vary, depending on whether the decision relates to adoption of anexistingtechnologyor abandonment of a long-established one.
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It goes without saying that any steps or provisions taken to protect confidentiality need to take account of what is possible with ourexistingtechnology.
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It has been obvious thatexistingtechnologyis limited and that there is a need for systems to be developed that are more flexible and robust.
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The decision by the association to create the new qualification certificates was accompanied by a move to embed the training function in the association'sexistingtechnologytransfer center.
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This can include selecting or designing new technology, redesigningexistingtechnology, migratingexistingtechnologyto a new environment, or integrating new technology intoexistingtechnology.
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They guessed correctly how some areas ofexistingtechnologywould develop and incorrectly about others.
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But we really must put our major effort intoexistingtechnology.
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This means not stretchingexistingtechnologybut the evolution of a wholly new technology.
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Is not the central point that new technology will be more expensive thanexistingtechnology?
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However, now and again there is a quantum leap in theexistingtechnology.
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The problems of bringing that oil ashore stretch the boundaries ofexistingtechnology.
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Does he wish to increase the bandwidth beyond that which is already available inexistingtechnology?
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There have also been modifications that cause a sudden improvement (or a sudden change) in anexistingtechnology, such as the replacement of the tape delay by the digital delay.
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