What does "technical term" mean?

A word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise.

Technical term

Q: What is a synonym for "technical term"?

Common synonyms include: academic term, astronomical object, category name, common term, computing term, concept label.

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A word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise.
"Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder,[…]"

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academic term astronomical object category name common term computing term concept label

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common bioherm-like colloquial term everyday term

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"Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder,[…]"

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