1 [usuallybeforenoun] connected with the practical use of machinery, methods, etc. in science and industry:
We offer free technical support for those buying our software. * a technical education * technical drawing (= especially taught as a school subject)
2 [usuallybeforenoun] connected with the skills needed for a particular job, sport, art, etc:
Skaters score extra points for technical complexity.
3 connected with a particular subject and therefore difficult to understand if you do not know about that subject:
The article is full of technical terms. * The guide is too technical for a non-specialist.
4 [onlybeforenoun] connected with the details of a law or set of rules:
Their lawyers spent days arguing over technical details.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is technical a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, technical is tagged as adjective.
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