To the definitions given I add etymology . Plato founded in Athens in 387 BC. C. 913; 954; 945; 948; 949; 956; 949; 953; 945; (akademeia, although it is also known as Hekademeia or Akademeia) and gave it the name as a tribute to the legendary hero 913; 954; 945; 948; 951; 956; 959; 962; (Akademos, also known as Academus, Hecademus or Hekademos) and in reference to the gardens of the same name where his school of philosophy was located.
Academy: from the Greek Academos = School of philosophy founded by Plato, where is estudíaba among the upper and complementary plan of a science, art or profession, Pro the development technical, technological or practical; a technique provides a sequence of procedures; technology is responsible for developing better instruments, suitable and more modern; a practice, running tasks in a most up-to-date level.