bleeding edge

noun

Definition of bleeding edge

: the newest and most advanced part or position especially in technology : the extreme cutting edge

So the first thing you learn about the Internet from studying America's Most Admired Companies is that you don't have to be on the bleeding edge of the Web to be admired.
—Geoffrey Colvin

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bleeding-edge

adjective

- bleeding-edge ideas/technology

Recent Examples of bleeding edge from the Web

Not because the technology is bleeding edge, either: it's been an option for select mobile devices as far back as 2009's Palm Pre.

— lisa eadicicco, Time, "Here's How the iPhone 8's Wireless Charging Could Work," 11 Sep. 2017

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