What does Technical mean?

Definitions for Technical
ˈtɛk nɪ kəltech·ni·cal

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Technical.

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. Jerome Champagne:

    Look at the difference in so many cases of football associations not having headquarters or fields or technical centers before FIFA started investing in 1999. governments don't suppress the (British) NHS (National Health Service) or the French social security because some people may cheat the system.

  2. Zhao Lijian:

    U.S. airlines are facing severe staff shortages as flight crews are reluctant to go on duty due to fear of COVID-19 infection, which has led to widespread cancellations of domestic and international flights in the U.S., the Chinese diplomatic and consular missions in the U.S. are in communication with relevant airlines to understand the specific technical issues involved and explore solutions so as to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

  3. Simeon Kwizera:

    Operations are being conducted by technical people, the police is there to oversee only and make sure that all operations are being conducted in a safe way.

  4. United States:

    This training is subject to (sanctions) because it is technical cooperation on aerospace and aeronautical engineering and technology and therefore requires the committee to review it on a case-by-case basis.

  5. Elvis Picardo:

    It's quite significant from a technical point of view, given the strength of the global economy there is going to be doubts about the sustainability, but I got to say on current form it looks quite good.

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