Meanings
nounassistive technology (plural assistive technologies)
plural assistive technologies
- Umbrella term that includes adaptive, assistive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 輔助技術 /辅助技术
- 輔助技術 /辅助技术 (fǔzhù jìshù)umbrella term
Finnish sosiaalitekniikka, hyvinvointiteknologia
- sosiaalitekniikkaumbrella term
- hyvinvointiteknologiaumbrella term
German assistive Technologie, Unterstützungstechnologie
- assistive Technologieumbrella term
- Unterstützungstechnologieumbrella term
- Hilfsmittelumbrella term
- Rehabilitationshilfsmittelumbrella term
- assistierende Technologieumbrella term
Turkish yardımcı teknoloji
- yardımcı teknolojiumbrella term
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assistive technology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assistive%20technology
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“assistive technology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assistive%20technology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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