technical name

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The technical name for this practice is modular construction, which has at times seemed as if it is the undisputed technology of the future.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2025

Yes, they do indeed appear in mathematics, and that really is their technical name.

From Scientific American • Oct. 24, 2023

It's got a horrible technical name - "fiscal drag" - and it can have a horrible impact on earners too.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2022

This verification process is widely known as crypto mining and has the technical name “proof of work.”

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2022

Metrorrhagia.—When there is great loss of blood at other times than during the menstrual period, it is given the technical name of metrorrhagia.

From Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Pinkham, Lydia Estes