What does Technical mean?

Definitions for Technical
ˈtɛk nɪ kəltech·ni·cal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. technicalnoun

    a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it

  2. technical foul, technicaladjective

    (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play

  3. technical, proficientadjective

    of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill

    "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing"

  4. technicaladjective

    characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences

    "a technical problem"; "highly technical matters hardly suitable for the general public"; "a technical report"; "producing the A-bomb was a challenge to the technical people of this country"; "technical training"; "technical language"

  5. technical, technologicaladjective

    of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles

    "technical college"; "technological development"

  6. technical, expertadjective

    of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood

    "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language"

  7. technicaladjective

    resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations

    "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"; "the fall is only a technical correction"

Wiktionary

  1. technicalnoun

    A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.

  2. technicalnoun

    A technical foul: a violation of sportsmanlike conduct, not involving physical contact.

  3. technicaladjective

    Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any academic, legal, science, engineering, business, or the like terminology with specific and precise meaning or (frequently, as a degree of distinction) shades of meaning; specially appropriate to any art, science or engineering field, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical.

  4. technicaladjective

    A secretarial way of saying "specific".

  5. Etymology: technicus, from τέχνη

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Technicaladjective

    Belonging to arts; not in common or popular use.

    Etymology: τεχνιϰὸς; technique, Fr.

    In technical words, or terms of art, they refrain not from calling the same substance sometimes the sulphur, and sometimes the mercury of a body. John Locke.

ChatGPT

  1. technical

    Technical refers to skills, activities, methods, processes, information, or aspects that are related to a particular subject, discipline, or profession. It often involves specialized knowledge or expertise and detailed understanding or application. It can also refer to the practical, mechanical, or scientific aspects of an operation or project.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Technicaladjective

    of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any science, business, or the like; specially appropriate to any art, science, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical

Wikidata

  1. Technical

    A technical is a type of improvised fighting vehicle, typically a civilian or military non-combat vehicle, modified to provide an offensive capability similar to a military gun truck. It is usually an open-backed civilian pickup truck or four-wheel drive vehicle mounting a machine gun, light anti-aircraft gun, recoilless rifle, or other support weapon. The term technical describing such a vehicle originated in Somalia in the early 1990s. Barred from bringing in private security, non-governmental organizations hired local gunmen to protect their personnel, using money defined as "technical assistance grants". Eventually the term broadened to include any vehicle carrying armed men. Technicals have also been referred to as battlewagons, gunwagons, or gunships. Among irregular armies, often centered around the perceived strength and charisma of warlords, the prestige power of technicals is strong. According to one article, "The Technical is the most significant symbol of power in southern Somalia. It is a small truck with large tripod machine guns mounted on the back. A warlord's power is measured by how many of these vehicles he has." Technicals are not commonly used by well-funded armies that are able to procure purpose-built combat vehicles, because the soft-skinned civilian vehicles that technicals are based on do not offer very good protection to their crew and passengers.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Technical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1533

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Technical' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1973

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Technical' in Adjectives Frequency: #181

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Technical in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Technical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Technical in a Sentence

  1. Mark Whittle:

    I think you really should learn the stories of these young ladies, you really should read the bios and know what they go through, he said. Pastorchikcompeted for the title against 100 otheryoung women at the 19thannual swimsuit competition. The finalists were selected from more than 18,000 Hooters waitresses who currently work in one of the more than 400 restaurants worldwide. According to Hooters, contestants are evaluated based on responses to interview questions, personality and overall contribution to the Hooters brand, as well as swimsuit attire. The cornerstone of the brand is the world famous Hooters girls, she is beautiful, wholesome, optimistic, charismatic and the greatest antidote to a bad day. Pastorchik will receive a $ 30,000 cash prize and the chance to serve as the face of the Hooters brand with opportunities to appear in advertisements and assist in international openings. The newHooters queen has her real estate license and attends a technical school where she studies business. She says she plans to put her winnings towards a four-year degree.

  2. The Labor:

    On May 11, 2020, BLS corrected errors in national estimates for seasonally adjusted all employees in professional and technical services, professional and business services, private service-providing, service-providing, total private, and total nonfarm, the corrected change in total nonfarm employment for April is 37,000 lower than initially reported.

  3. Alex Wong/Getty Images:

    Well, it's clear to me that we can't do student debt relief every 10 years or so. And I think about this as someone who needed Pell Grants and low-interest student loans to get through school. I paid mine off, but the situation has changed over the last 35 years, we've seen the price of college education continue to outpace inflation. We've seen bad actors in that student loan debt space, and I'm interested in reform, both reforming the process itself — I'd like to see us make more Pell Grants available — and I'd like to see us hold people accountable in that space so we get the price of college tuition, or technical tuition or community college tuition under control.

  4. Honduran Communications Minister Hilda Hernandez:

    It is vital that the PAP is backed by the United Nations in financial, technical and political aspects.

  5. Nobuhiko Kuramochi:

    Technical signs indicate that investors are bearish.

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