technical
 tech·ni·cal (tĕkʹnĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or derived from technique.
2.
a. Having special skill or practical knowledge especially in a mechanical or scientific field:
a technical adviser.
b. Used in or peculiar to a specific field or profession; specialized:
technical terminology.
3.
a. Belonging or relating to a particular subject:
technical expertise.
b. Of, relating to, or involving the practical, mechanical, or industrial arts or the applied sciences:
a technical school.
4.
a. Abstract or theoretical:
a technical analysis.
b. Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science; scientific.
5. According to principle; formal rather than practical:
a technical advantage.
6. Industrial and mechanical; technological.
7. Relating to or based on analysis of market indicators, such as trading volume and fluctuations in securities prices, rather than underlying economic conditions such as corporate earnings, inflation, and unemployment:
a technical correction in the stock market.n. Sports
A technical foul. [From Greek tekhnikos, of art, from tekhnē, art. See teks- in Indo-European Roots.] techʹni·cal·ly adv.techʹni·cal·ness n.
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