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state-of-the-art

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state of the art
n.
The highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time: "Forty or fifty years ago the state of the art in radio was represented by crackling noises coming from a console of . . . Aztec-temple shape" (New Yorker).

state-of-the-art (sttv--ärt) adj.
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Adj.1.state-of-the-art - the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time); "state-of-the-art technology"
progressive - favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"

state-of-the-art
adjective latest, newest, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute state-of-the-art technology
old-fashioned, outdated, obsolete, out of date, outmoded, obsolescent, out of the ark (informal)
Translations
state-of-the-art [ˌsteɪtəvðɪˈɑːt] ADJ [equipment] → de lo más moderno or reciente; [technology] → de vanguardia


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