# technical (skill)

a skill that involves applying knowledge through a specific method

- Computed level: L23 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: language

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [training](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-training.skill), [knowledge](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-knowledge.cognitive), [skill](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-skill.ability), [specific](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-specific.detail), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application)

**Through:** the trained ability uses knowledge in a particular way to perform a task

**Novel properties:**
- method-specific application
- integrated know-how
- purposeful execution

## Examples
- The Hubble Space Telescope's corrective optics were installed during STS-61 in 1993 to fix its blurred vision. *(engineering)*
- Chess masters recall actual game positions accurately by recognizing patterns from years of study and play. *(cognitive)*
- The Linux kernel's version control history shows thousands of precise commits applying documented coding standards. *(computing)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-technical.skill*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-technical.skill.json*  
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