Definition of "state of the art" []

• The highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time: "Forty or fifty years ago the state of the art in radio was represented by crackling noises coming from a console of . . . Aztec-temple shape” ( New Yorker). (noun)

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• "He now was state of the art — several large chalkboards were mounted to the wall, redolent with scents that took him back to humid spring school days in the Midwest, living for science class and despising spelling and English."
• "Australian soldiers and NGOs and Australian state of the art demining technology are deployed in the fight against landmines in Cambodia, Laos,"
• "SF JAZZ's new home will house a 700-seat state of the art auditorium, an 80-seat rehearsal, education and performance space, offices and a cafe."