technicalities

noun pl. technicalities

1. the state or quality of being technical
2. the use of technical terms, methods, etc.
3. a point, detail, term, method, etc. of or peculiar to an art, science, code, or skill, esp. one that only a technical expert would likely be aware of
4. a minute formal point, detail, etc. brought to bear upon a main issue: convicted on a technicality