technology transfer

noun

The movement of (especially new) technology from one field or region to another, especially from a research institution to the marketplace in order to allow commercialization.

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Meanings

nountechnology transfer (countable and uncountable, plural technology transfers)

plural technology transfers

  1. countableuncountableThe movement of (especially new) technology from one field or region to another, especially from a research institution to the marketplace in order to allow commercialization.

    University licensing offices have at their disposal a number of contractual arrangements to facilitate technology transfer, including secrecy agreements, options, licenses, material transfer agreements, and equity investments.

    2004, David Mowery, Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation, page 178
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    Technology transfer from the space program has fueled many inventions and innovations, but it was also the excitement of this human accomplishment that drove many young minds (including that of your author) to enter STEM careers.

    2018 May 25, David Gewirtz, ZDNet
  2. countableuncountableThe use of a concept or product from one technology to solve a problem in an unrelated one.

Translations

Bulgarian трансфер на технологии
  • трансфер на технологии (transfer na tehnologii)movement of technology from one context to another
Chinese Mandarin 技術轉讓 /技术转让, 技術轉讓 /技术转让
  • 技術轉讓 /技术转让 (jìshù zhuǎnràng)movement of technology from one context to another
  • 技術轉讓 /技术转让 (jìshù zhuǎnràng)use of a concept or product
Finnish teknologian siirto, teknologian soveltaminen
  • teknologian siirtomovement of technology from one context to another
  • teknologian soveltaminenuse of a concept or product
French transfert de technologie
  • transfert de technologiemovement of technology from one context to another
German Technologietransfer, Technologietransfer
  • Technologietransfermovement of technology from one context to another
  • Technologietransferuse of a concept or product
Romanian transfer tehnologic, transfer de tehnologie
  • transfer tehnologicmovement of technology from one context to another
  • transfer de tehnologiemovement of technology from one context to another
Swahili uhawilishaji wa teknolojia
  • uhawilishaji wa teknolojiamovement of technology from one context to another
Cite this entry
APA

technology transfer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technology%20transfer

MLA

“technology transfer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technology%20transfer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “technology transfer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technology%20transfer.

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