TECHNICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does technically mean? 

• TECHNICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb TECHNICALLY has 3 senses:

1. with regard to technique

2. with regard to technical skill and the technology available

3. according to the exact meaning; according to the facts

  Familiarity information: TECHNICALLY used as an adverb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TECHNICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With regard to technique

Context example:

a technically brilliant boxer

Pertainym:

technical (of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill)

Sense 2

Meaning:

With regard to technical skill and the technology available

Context example:

a technically brilliant solution

Sense 3

Meaning:

According to the exact meaning; according to the facts

Context example:

technically, the term is no longer used by experts

 Context examples 

Technically, the Sun and Jupiter will not meet at all in 2020 but will on January 28, 2021, in Aquarius.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Technically left bundle branch block may be considered a bifascicular block.

(Bifascicular Block by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

Although not technically a sulfonylurea compound, gliflumide targets the sulfonylurea receptor and exerts a similar action as glibenclamide.

(Gliflumide, NCI Thesaurus)

Technically, no doubt, but practically not.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Technically, a concussion is a short loss of normal brain function in response to a head injury.

(Concussion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

A technically trained person who performs laboratory activities and provides laboratory analysis according to laboratory policies, procedures and protocols.

(Laboratory Technologist, NCI Thesaurus)

Although this procedure is technically called peripheral blood stem cell donation, it is still commonly referred to as bone marrow donation.

(Bone Marrow Donation, NCI Thesaurus)

Two rope handles, nailed on by Martin, had technically transformed it into a trunk eligible for the baggage-car.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Landing on Ceres to investigate its interior would be technically challenging and would risk contaminating the dwarf planet.

(Dawn Finds Possible Ancient Ocean Remnants at Ceres, NASA)

To be technically classified as ice cream, it must contain between 10 percent and 16 percent milkfat; everything else is called a frozen dairy dessert.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)