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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules);


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

nanotechnology \nan"o*tech*nol`o*gy\ (n[a^]n"[-o]*t[e^]k*n[o^]l`[-o]*j[=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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nanotechnology n 1: the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

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.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

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. Richard P. Feynman's initial public discussion in 1959-12-29 (http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/feynman.html) lead to the Feynman Prize for Nanotechnology (http://www.foresight.org/FI/fi_spons.html). Erik Drexler coined the term about 30 years later 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://lucifer.com/~sean/Nano.html). (2008-01-14)