Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Disruptive Technology

A process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves up market, eventually displacing established competitors. (http://www.claytonchristensen.com/key-concepts)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves up market, eventually displacing established competitors. (http://www.claytonchristensen.com/key-concepts)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Disruptive Technologies
  • Technologies, Disruptive
  • Technology, Disruptive

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2020

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  1. J01.897w.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Disruptive Technology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000079203. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000079203
  2. Disruptive Technology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disruptive_innovation
  3. Disruptive Technology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1192297