[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nanotechnology \nan"otechnol`ogy\
   na^n"-ote^kno^l`-oj=e, n.
   the manipulation or construction of objects with sizes in the
   nanometer range or smaller.

   note: objects of the size of molecules may be moved and
         placed in specific locations using laser tweezers or an
         atomic force microscope. see a

         href="http:/21net.com/content/inside_se/nano.htm">nanotechnology.
         pjc

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

nanotechnology
     n : the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller
         than 100 nanometers especially with the manipulation of
         individual molecules

[3] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

nanotechnology /nan'-oh-tek-no`l-jee/ n. a hypothetical fabrication
   technology in which objects are designed and built with the individual
   specification and placement of each separate atom. the first unequivocal
   nanofabrication experiments took place in 1990, for example with the
   deposition of individual xenon atoms on a nickel substrate to spell the
   logo of a certain very large computer company. nanotechnology has been a
   hot topic in the hacker subculture ever since the term was coined by k.
   eric drexler in his book "engines of creation" anchor/doubleday, isbn
   0-385-19973-2, where he predicted that nanotechnology could give rise
   to replicating assemblers, permitting an exponential growth of
   productivity and personal wealth there's an authorized transcription at
   `http://www.foresight.org/eoc/index.html'. see also blue goo, gray
   goo, nanobot.


see also:
blue goo gray goo nanobot 

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

nanotechnology
     
        /nan'-oh-tek-no"l-jee/ any fabrication technology in which
        objects are designed and built by the specification and
        placement of individual atoms or molecules or where at least
        one dimension is on a scale of nanometers.
     
        the first unequivocal nanofabrication experiments took place
        in 1990, for example with the deposition of individual xenon
        atoms on a nickel substrate to spell the logo of a certain
        very large computer company.
     
        nanotechnology has been a hot topic in the hacker subculture
        ever since the term was coined by k. eric drexler in his book
        "engines of creation", where he predicted that nanotechnology
        could give rise to replicating assemblers, permitting an
        exponential growth of productivity and personal wealth.
     
        see also nanobot.
     
        http://www.lucifer.com/~sean/nano.html.
     
        2003-05-02
     
     
see also:
nanometers nanobot lt;http://www.lucifer.com/~sean/nano.htmlgt; 

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