state-of-the-art

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state of the art

The highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time.

state′-of-the-art′ adj.

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Adj.

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old-fashioned, outdated, obsolete, out of date, outmoded, obsolescent, out of the ark (informal)

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state-of-the-art

[ˌsteɪtəvðɪˈɑːt] ADJ [equipment] → de lo más moderno or reciente; [technology] → de vanguardia

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state-of-the-art

de última generación, (technology) (de) punta; steady — estado estacionario

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