specifically what does technically mean?

Question

I'm a highschool student and recently I hear everybody use the word technically. for ex. technically I only have 2 or technically I was in front of the house. what exactly do people mean when they say technically. I'm somewhat baffled.

Answer 1

In your use it sounds to me like it's synonyms with specifically or literally.

Ex. My watch says 10:29 and yours says 10:31 it's statistically the same but according to the universal time clock it's 10:30 then technically(or literally or specifically) it's 10:30.

Make sense?

Answer 2

Main Entry: tech·ni·cal
Pronunciation: 'tek-ni-k&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek technikos of art, skillful, from technE art, craft, skill; akin to Greek tektOn builder, carpenter, Latin texere to weave, Sanskrit taksati he fashions
1 a : having special and usually practical knowledge especially of a mechanical or scientific subject b : marked by or characteristic of specialization
2 a : of or relating to a particular subject b : of or relating to a practical subject organized on scientific principles c : TECHNOLOGICAL 1
3 a : based on or marked by a strict or legal interpretation b : LEGAL 6
4 : of or relating to technique
5 : of, relating to, or produced by ordinary commercial processes without being subjected to special purification
6 : relating to or caused by the functioning of the market as a discrete mechanism not influenced by macroeconomic factors