Definicija: The systematic analysis of the anticipated impact of a particular technology in regard to its safety and efficacy as well as its social, political, economic, and ethical consequences.
Definicija: Sistematična analiza predvidenih učinkov posamezne tehnologije, z upoštevanjem njene varnosti in učinkovitosti, kakor tudi njenih socialnih, političnih, ekonomskih ali etičnih posledic.
Vir definicije: KOREN
Vir - besedilo: Tezaver Gemet, https://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/sl/about/
Definicija: The Committee assists the Commission in the implementation of the programme aimed at identifying new directions and priorities for Community research and technological development policy and helping to show more clearly the relationships between R& D and the other common policies.