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nontechnical

British  
/ nɒnˈtɛknɪkəl /

adjective

  1. not relating to, characteristic of, or skilled in a particular field of activity and its terminology

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The social-media company let go of its chief marketing officer and more than 20 staffers in nontechnical roles that were seen as duplicative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The nontechnical side of organizations are just talking about it as a text-based system that gives answers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

The grid, through a combination of technical and nontechnical issues, loses almost half the load in delivery.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

“It’s hard to explain in a nontechnical fashion why what the prime minister did here is unreasonable,” said Professor Scheppele, the Princeton sociologist.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

After seeing the technical and nontechnical sides of the job, I began to picture myself working on a mission like this one.

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