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Technology⁠

Band level: All 6+ 7+ 8+

automation

/ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃn/
noun Band 7+

The use of machines or computers to do work that people used to do.

স্বয়ংক্রিয়করণ

Automation could replace many repetitive factory jobs.

Synonyms: mechanisation

breakthrough

/ˈbreɪkθruː/
noun Band 7+

An important discovery or development.

যুগান্তকারী অগ্রগতি

Scientists made a breakthrough in battery technology.

Synonyms: advance, discovery

cutting-edge

/ˌkʌtɪŋ ˈedʒ/
adjective Band 7+

The newest and most advanced.

অত্যাধুনিক

The hospital uses cutting-edge equipment for heart surgery.

Synonyms: state-of-the-art, advanced

digital divide

/ˈdɪdʒɪtl dɪˈvaɪd/
phrase Band 7+

The gap between people who have access to the internet and computers and those who do not.

ডিজিটাল বৈষম্য

Online learning widened the digital divide between urban and rural students.

Synonyms: technology gap

obsolete

/ˈɒbsəliːt/
adjective Band 7+

No longer used because something newer has replaced it.

অপ্রচলিত

Fax machines have become almost obsolete.

Synonyms: outdated, out of date

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