state of the art

using the most recent technology. (Hyphenated before nouns.) Our company's computer setup is strictly state of the art. This state-of-the-art radio is capable of filling the whole room with sound.

state of the art

The highest level of development, very up-to-date, as in This new television set reflects the state of the art in screen technology. Despite including the word art, this term originated in technology, and its first recorded use appears in a 1910 book on the gas turbine. Today it is often used adjectivally, as in This is a state-of-the-art camera, and sometimes very loosely, as in That movie is state-of-the-art Woody Allen.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Guglielmo	gool-LYEL-mo	Italian
Mubina	-	Arabic
Ballendine	['bæləndain]
Deiniol	-	Welsh
Drummond	-	English (Rare)
Ermete	-	Italian