(TEKNOLOJİ VE BİLİMSEL) GELİŞME DURUMU: Bir endüstri veya endüstri grubunda, belirli bir ara verme zamanında, teknoloji ve bilimin ulaştığı gelişme seviyesi. Mesela, füzenin imkan ve kabiliyetleri, imalata geçildiği andaki (teknolojik ve bilimsel) gelişme durumuyla tayin edilir
Prior art (also known as state of the art or background art) in most systems of patent law, constitutes all information that has been made available to the public in any form before a given date that might be relevant to a patent's claims of originality. If an invention has been described in prior art, a patent on that invention is not valid
An engineering term normally implying the state of knowledge available in a field of science or engineering This is often derived from either a survey of the open scientific literature, or in the case of products/processes, a patent search of inventions in the general subject area can be useful proof The purpose is not to reinvent the wheel and to avoid patent infringement battles at a later date of product development
If you describe something as state-of-the-art, you mean that it is the best available because it has been made using the most modern techniques and technology. the production of state-of-the-art military equipment. using the most modern and recently developed methods, materials, or knowledge