CUTTING EDGE

The cutting edge refers to the leading part of a cutting tool such as a tool bit or knife and is the small focused area where the work is done.

Figuratively, cutting edge has come to describe the creations of the small number of persons or groups who are at the frontier of progress in a field, especially science. Another idiom for the next step beyond "cutting edge" is "bleeding edge". In the area of art and culture, "cutting edge" is sometimes a synonym for "avant-garde". In both cases, the term can be considered a cliché due to its overuse, particularly in marketing material.

Cutting edge can also mean:

• Cutting Edge, a series of recordings by Christian rock band Delirious?
• The Cutting Edge, a 1992 romantic film
• The Cutting Edge (novel), a novel in A Handful of Men series by Dave Duncan
• The Cutting Edge (TV series), a weekly MTV show focused on bands that recorded for I.R.S. Records
• cutting edge (record label), an Avex Trax-based record label
• Cutting Edge (magazine), a monthly magazine published by KLYT radio in New Mexico
• "Cutting Edge", a professional wrestling segment featured on WWE RAW, hosted by "Edge"

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