technique
noun
tech·nique
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Definition of technique
1
: the manner in which technical details are treated (as by a writer) or basic physical movements are used (as by a dancer)
also
: ability to treat such details or use such movements
good piano technique
2a
: a body of technical methods (as in a craft or in scientific research)
b
: a method of accomplishing a desired aim