technique

technique
/tek'ni:k/ noun (C)
1 a special skill or way of doing something, especially one that has to be learned: new techniques for producing special effects in movies
2 (U) the level of skill or the set of skills that someone has: a footballer with brilliant technique
USAGE NOTE: TECHNIQUE WORD CHOICE: technique, technology, technical, technician, expert, high tech A technique (C) is a specific way of doing something, usually involving some skill. It may or may not be scientific or involve machines: a teaching/management/propaganda technique | a new technique that allows us to see inside the human body Technique (U) is the way you do something practical or skilful: She's a wonderful skater, her technique is superb. Technology (usually (U)) is the general use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, usually seen in actual machines or in industry: high technology (NOT high technique s) | Computer/medical technology is changing the world (NOT the technology is changing the world).| An examination of the wrecked ship will tell us something about the technology of the past (NOT technique). Something that is technical often relates to detailed practical knowledge of something involving science, technology, or machines: a technical report on the plane crash (=describing exactly what went wrong with the plane)| The train is delayed due to a technical fault. | technical progress/subjects/information/help/expertise More generally technical matters may involve knowledge about any job or subject that only someone specially trained would usually have: a technical point of law | a technical grammatical term | a highly technical question Someone who works with and mends scientific equipment or machines is a technician. Someone who knows all about a particular subject of any sort is an expert (NOT a technical (. A machine, process or industry may be high tech (= using the latest scientific ideas, especially electronic) (but NOT high technical): Surgeons now use the latest in high tech medical equipment. | high tech computer companies SPELLING Technique is never spelt technic or tecnique.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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