"bleeding-edge" meaning in English

See bleeding-edge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-au-bleeding-edge.ogg [Australia] Forms: more bleeding-edge [comparative], most bleeding-edge [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} bleeding-edge (comparative more bleeding-edge, superlative most bleeding-edge)
  1. (technology, idiomatic) Of or pertaining to something, such as technology, which is too new and untested to be reliable or to have any assurance of safety; (in a weakened sense) that represents the latest developments in something. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Technology
    Sense id: en-bleeding-edge-en-adj-KQ53edjK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology

Noun

Audio: en-au-bleeding-edge.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bleeding-edge (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of bleeding edge. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: bleeding edge
    Sense id: en-bleeding-edge-en-noun-gQgD8H7j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

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