Etymology From Late Latin technicus + -al, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill”). For the late 20th-century origin of the noun sense (vehicle), see Wikipedia.
Particle physics uses the word spin in a technical sense.
By granting the appeal, the court is directly taking on the merits of a controversy that it largely avoided earlier this year, when it sided with Trump on technical grounds dealing with how the challenges to the policy were handled by lower courts.2025 December 5, John Fritze, “Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship”, in CNN:
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One example of the blurring of boundaries is the growing interdependence of social and technical skills. The sales engineers and the clients' engineers are all knowledge workers.2006, Asaf Darr, Selling Technology, page 94:
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Broadly difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
This part of the article is going to be quite technical but I cannot avoid it. It's a very complex topic.2025 April 22, Artem S. Tashkinov, Why Linux is not ready for the desktop (the final edition):
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Of or related to technology.
Since the 1940s there had been many technical advancements, and a Mach 3 interceptor was no longer a mere pipe dream.
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Of a person Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
Kayla can probably get the printer working. She's technical like that.
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Relating to, or requiring, technique.
The performance showed technical virtuosity, but lacked inspiration.
Its design apparently made for interesting racing, with a challenging climb, technical bends and a finishing straight long enough to produce exciting sprints.2015, Robert Dineen, Kings of the Road: A Journey into the Heart of British Cycling:
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Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
technical climbing
It was a technical ascent involving ropework, belays, and protection, and the exposure was great, but there were abundant hand and footholds, and the rock was sound.2014, Stephen C. Sieberson, The Naked Mountaineer: Misadventures of an Alpine Traveler:
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Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
Securities and other markets
The market had a technical rally, due to an oversold condition.
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In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
Crossing the front lawn of that house to get to the mailbox was a technical trespass.
Etymology From Late Latin technicus + -al, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill”). For the late 20th-century origin of the noun sense (vehicle), see Wikipedia.
“Individuals or groups of people who have trucks mounted with antiaircraft guns, known as ‘technicals,’ should bring those battlewagons to Mogadishu’s old port,” he said.2007 January 2, Jeffrey Gettleman, “After 15 Years, Someone’s in Charge in Somalia, if Barely”, in New York Times: