technical difficulties
plural noun
: technical problems : problems with equipment
This television station is currently experiencing technical difficulties.
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Though that success was offset by widespread reports of customers encountering technical difficulties with the stream.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
While generating a video of targeting is an admittedly more challenging for AI than determining whether a real-world video contains targeting, this experiment highlights the technical difficulties AI faces in accurately replicating the complex dynamics of live-action sports.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Though that success was offset by widespread reports of customers encountering technical difficulties with the stream.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The holiday entertainment on Wednesday will be a high-profile test for the streaming service six weeks after its live broadcast of the boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was littered with technical difficulties.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Technical difficulties.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technical%20difficulties. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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