# technical

Pronunciation: say "TEK-ni-kuhl" /ˈtɛk.nɪ.kəl/

## Adjective

1. Relating specifically to a particular field, subject, or area of expertise.
   - Simple: Belonging to one special subject or area of work.
   - _The paper used technical vocabulary specific to molecular biology._
   - _In legal writing, 'consideration' has a technical meaning quite different from its everyday one._
2. Relating to technology or its use.
   - Simple: About computers, machines, or other technology.
   - _The company hired more staff for its technical support team._
   - _Most technical roles at the firm require coding skills._
3. Relating to or needing technique or special skill, as in a sport, an art or a difficult route.
   - Simple: About, or needing, special skill in how something is done, for example in sport or music.
   - _The routine demanded a high level of technical precision from each skater._
   - _Critics admired the technical mastery in her violin performance._
4. Hard to understand for people who lack specialized knowledge of the field.
   - Simple: Hard to understand unless you have special training in the subject.
   - _The lecture became too technical for the general audience to follow._
   - _He simplified the technical parts so beginners could understand._
5. Skilled and comfortable working with science and technology.
   - Simple: Good at working with science, machines, and technology.
   - _The team needed a technical hire who understood both hardware and software._
   - _He's a deeply technical engineer who loves solving hardware puzzles._
6. Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than to more basic or fundamental factors.
   - Simple: About a market's own trading and price moves, not outside causes like business or economic news.
   - _Analysts described the sell-off as technical, driven by automated trading rather than company fundamentals._
   - _The rally looked technical, fueled by traders covering short positions._
7. True or applying only under a strict reading of a rule or definition, rather than in substance or in spirit.
   - Simple: True only under the exact wording of a rule or definition, not in any real or practical sense.
   - _The victory was purely technical, awarded only because the rival missed the deadline._
   - _The lawyer argued that filing a day late was only a technical breach that harmed no one._

## Noun

8. Ellipsis of technical foul. — Ellipsis of technical foul.
   - Simple: Short for technical foul. It's a penalty called in basketball, often for unsporting behavior.
   - _The official whistled a technical after the player argued the call._
   - _Her second technical of the night resulted in an automatic ejection._
9. Ellipsis of technical school. — Ellipsis of technical school.
   - Simple: Short for technical school. It's a school that teaches practical job skills and trades.
10. Ellipsis of technical rehearsal. *(colloquial)* — Ellipsis of technical rehearsal.
   - Simple: Short for technical rehearsal. It's a practice run to check lights, sound, and other stage technology.
11. Ellipsis of technical course. — Ellipsis of technical course.
   - Simple: Short for technical course. It's a class that teaches practical, hands-on skills.
12. Ellipsis of technical examination. — Ellipsis of technical examination.
   - Simple: Short for technical examination. It's a test of practical or specialized skills.
   - _She aced the technical, so the company invited her back to meet the rest of the team._
   - _Apprentice electricians take a written test first, then the technical, where an examiner watches them wire a panel._
13. A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it, used as an improvised fighting vehicle.
   - Simple: A pickup truck that has a gun fixed onto the back.
   - _Rebel forces patrolled the border in technicals fitted with anti-aircraft guns._
   - _The militia rolled into town on a battered technical._

## Other meanings

- (noun) In certain fighting games, a special move that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.

## Origin

Built from Late Latin technicus plus the suffix -al. The Latin word was taken over from Ancient Greek tekhnikós, itself based on tékhnē, meaning "skill."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/technical (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).