state of the art

English

Alternative forms

• state-of-the-art

Adjective

state of the art (comparative more state of the art, superlative most state of the art)

1. At the highest level of development at a particular time; cutting-edge.

   state-of-the-art technology

Synonyms

• SOTA

Translations

at the highest level of development

Chinese: Mandarin: 前沿 (cmn) (qiányán), 尖端 (cmn) (jiānduān) Croatian: posljednji krik (hr) Finnish: viimeisin (fi) French: dernier cri (fr), de pointe (fr), nec plus ultra (fr) m. German: modernst

Korean: 최신 (choesin) Scottish Gaelic: ùr-nodha (gd) Spanish: de vanguardia (es), de estado actual de la tecnología (es), al día (es), la última palabra (es), el último grito (es)

Noun

state of the art (uncountable)

1. The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time.
   • 2002, D. G. Carmichael, Disputes and International Projects, page 164:

     which is not only not advancing the state-of-the-art of management but also is believed to be regressing the state-of-the-art.

Translations

highest level of development

Finnish: viimeinen huuto (fi) French: dernier cri (fr), l'état de la technique German: aktuelle Technik f., Stand der Technik m. Korean: 첨단 기술 (cheomdan gisul), Korean: 기술수준 (gisulsujun)

Portuguese: (Brazil): estado-da-arte Spanish: ...de vanguardia, lo último en... Swedish: sista skriket