Definition of "technical"

technical

/ˈtɛk.nɪk.əl/

adjective
comparative more technical, superlative most technical
1. Specifically related to a particular discipline.
  Quotations
  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
2. Of or related to technology.
3. (of a person) Technically-minded; adept with science and technology.
4. Relating to, or requiring, technique.
  Quotations
  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
5. Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
  Quotations
  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
6. (securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
7. In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
noun
plural technicals
1. A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
  Quotations
  “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
2. (basketball) Short for technical foul.
3. (video games) A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
4. Short for technical school.
5. Short for technical course.
6. Short for technical examination.

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