Category: TechnologyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC

innovatie

/innovatie/Roman

English meaning: Innovation

Dutch Definition

(Nederlands)

Het proces van het introduceren van nieuwe ideeën, methoden of producten die waarde creëren.

English Definition

The introduction of new ideas, methods, or products. The Netherlands is consistently ranked among the world's top 5 most innovative nations. Dutch company ASML manufactures the world's only Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines — indispensable for producing advanced semiconductors worldwide. Dutch innovation in agri-tech (vertical farming, precision agriculture) is a global model.

Example

ASML in Nederland is de enige producent van EUV-machines voor chipproductie.

In English: ASML in the Netherlands is the sole producer of EUV machines for chip production.

Synonyms

  • vernieuwing
  • uitvinding

Antonyms / Opposites

  • stagnatie
  • traditie

Literary Heritage

De techniek is de zelfmoord van de natuur door de mens.

Technology is the suicide of nature by the hand of man.

Harry Mulisch · Novelist · 20th century

De Ontdekking van de Hemel

De Ontdekking van de Hemel (The Discovery of Heaven), Part II, 1992

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