- a technology consists of a main assembly: an overall backbone of the device or method that executes its base principle.
- This backbone is supported by other assemblies to take care of its working, regulate its function, feed it with energy, and perform other subsidiary tasks.
- Jet engine and Software has same structure. Each is an arrangement of connected building blocks that consists of a central assembly that carries out a base principle, along with other assemblies or component systems that interact to support this.
The Nature of Technology - What It Is and How It Evolves