The practice of medicine has a technical element and a personal element.

The technical term for interruption of breathing while sleeping is apnea.

He went to a technical college in the Army to learn electronics.

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A technical certificate is the 'taught' element of a qualification generally delivered in a college or training environment. The NVQ is work based assessment. Normally within apprenticeship frameworks you would be taught the technical element and then assessed on whether you can implement it in the work place.

"this" what... Color band, element material, size...?

No. The ninth element on the table is fluorine. Fulcrum is not an element; it is the technical name for the pivot point of a lever.