general technology, n.All

General technology (n.) would ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠be a science of patterns that belong to no trade: feedback, conditioning and command, which engines, nerves and machines all obey.