Technical | Mean of technical in English Dictionary

/ˈtɛknɪkəl/

• relating to the practical use of machines or science in industry, medicine, etc.
1. technical training/knowledge/skills
2. the latest technical [=(more commonly) technological] advances in aircraft design
3. If you have any problems with your new computer, we offer 24-hour technical support.
4. I missed the first 10 minutes of the show because the network was experiencing technical difficulties/problems.
• teaching practical skills rather than ideas about literature, art, etc.
1. a technical school/college
• having special knowledge especially of how machines work or of how a particular kind of work is done
1. Technical experts analyzed the data.
2. The film's director hired a real police officer as a technical consultant/adviser.

• relating to the special skills or techniques needed to do a particular job or activity
1. a pianist/painter with good technical skills
2. Her ice-skating routine had the highest level of technical difficulty. = Her routine was very technical.
• involving special knowledge, language, etc., that is used or understood by experts but usually not by others
1. technical writing
2. The essay is too technical for me.
3. the more technical details/aspects of their research
4. “Cartography” is the technical name/term/word for the making of maps.
5. He is using the word in its technical sense/meaning.
• according to a very strict explanation of a rule, fact, etc.
1. a technical violation of the law
2. They were arguing over a minor technical point. [=technicality]
3. (informal) I'm not really 18 years old until tomorrow, if you want to get technical about it. [=if you want to be very exact or precise about it]