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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Coinbase’s recent announcement made some social-media users wonder if it was actually a good thing for nontechnical staffers to dabble in coding, even with AI assistance.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

BlackRock rolled out RockAI to 5,000 in-house developers, with plans for a firmwide rollout to nontechnical roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 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

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

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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