what does state-of-the-art mean?

STATE-OF-THE-ART as ADJECTIVE

Meaning
- the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time)
Usage Example(s)
- state-of-the-art technology
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what does state of the art mean?

STATE OF THE ART as NOUN

Meaning
- the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time
Usage Example(s)
- the state of the art in space travel
Hypernyms(s) state of the art is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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