Used in a Sentence

technically

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for technically.

Editorial note

It is simply not technically difficult to do (outside of a couple of very niche web technologies).

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

In terms of technique.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of technically gathered in one view.

adverb

In terms of technique.

adverb

In a technical (involving specialized knowledge) way.

adverb

According to the current state of technology.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for technically.

adverb

In terms of technique.

adverb

In a technical (involving specialized knowledge) way.

adverb

According to the current state of technology.

adverb

Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.

Example sentences

1

It is simply not technically difficult to do (outside of a couple of very niche web technologies).

2

That’s more than a megabyte for what technically should not take more than a few hundred bytes.

3

In the bureaucratically definitive sense it's technically not censorship, it's just using a characteristic of the internet to make it censorship.

4

Our business is rapidly expanding in one of the most exciting and technically challenging areas of aerospace: that of unmanned aviation.

5

Both technically public schools, but students have a clear advantage in one vs the other.

6

Unfortunately, banks are technically backward and don't realise they're dumb vaults yet, much in the same way phone carriers are dumb pipes.

7

Unless you have read-only credentials, they can technically make changes using your details.

8

RethinkDB is fun, very technically challenging, well-funded, and is growing very quickly.

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For technical - picture the people interviewing as being a Gaussian curve with a normal distribution - the x-axis is how technically good you are, the y-axis is how many people reach that level.

10

This can either be technically interesting or about the startup life and strategies so you can learn from their mistakes when you start your own.

11

Although you may be technically correct, it doesn't change the argument.

12

I create a new, unique e-mail address -- alias, technically -- for 99% of all sites where I register/sign up that require one.

Quote examples

1

It technically became "no longer possible to maintain control" over intellectual property hundreds of years ago with the invention of the printing press.

2

I don't think they even have any system to transfer AWS credits Edit2: Then again I would be wary of publicly announcing that I'm actively trying to use my AWS credits for other people even though I'm not technically "transferring" them...

3

(obviously things had become a little bizarre on their end when we the interviewers felt we had to tell someone "stop talking" - which they ignored, and continued talking!) Or people who were great technically but seemed very angry and had their arms folded in front of their chest the entire interview, and made a kind of sarcastic grunt after each question.

Proper noun examples

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Technically, yes, this article is correct.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use technically in a sentence?

It is simply not technically difficult to do (outside of a couple of very niche web technologies).

What does technically mean?

In terms of technique.

What part of speech is technically?

technically is commonly used as adverb.