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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Technical \Tech"nic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr ? an art, probably from
the same root as ?, ?, to bring forth, produce, and perhaps
akin to E. text: cf F. technique.]
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. --Blackstone.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
technical
adj 1: of or relating to technique; "technical innovation in recent
novels"; "technical details"
2: 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" [ant: {nontechnical}]
3: of or relating to proficiency in a practical skill; "no
amount of technical skill and craftsmanship can take the
place of vital interest"- John Dewey
4: of or relating to a practical subject that is organized
according to scientific principles; "technical college";
"technological development" [syn: {technological}]
5: 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"
6: (chemistry) of production of chemicals for commercial
purposes especially on a large scale; "technical (or
commercial) sulfuric acid"
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