what is the meaning "bleeding edge"

[vengatvj]

I would like to know meaning of "bleeding edge" Please anyone provide sample sentences,
and correct my question if i wrote wrongly

 

[bhaisahab]

We need to know the context in which you found it.

 

[Roman55]

I would like to know meaning of "bleeding edge"

I am not a teacher.

Are you sure it isn't 'leading edge'?

 

[Rover_KE]

I would like to know the meaning of "bleeding edge". Please can anyone provide sample sentences,
and correct my question if I wrote it wrongly.

End every sentence with the correct punctuation mark. Always capitalise 'I'.

Where did you hear or read 'bleeding edge'?

 

[Johnyxxx]

Do you mean this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_edge_technology

 

[gurpreetgill4u]

I am not a teacher

It describes a technology that is so modern that it is still being developed.
You can think of it as a concept product.

 

[Tdol]

It's often used like cutting edge.

 

[MikeNewYork]

And cutting often leads to bleeding.

 

[SoothingDave]

You can get hurt on the leading edge, hence "bleeding" edge.

 

[probus]

You can get hurt on the leading edge, hence "bleeding" edge.

Yes, been there, done that. You buy the latest leading edge technology, only to discover that it does not yet work flawlessly.

 

[Tdol]

Yes, been there, done that. You buy the latest leading edge technology, only to discover that it does not yet work flawlessly.

"Technology is stuff that doesn’t work yet."
Bran Ferren

 

[BobK]

'Bleeding edge' is what's called a 'portmanteau' word (so called because at one time people would refer to a certain sort of bag as a portmanteau (French 'carry' 'coat'). But nobody (in the UK at least, uses the word to mean that nowadays - it's always the figurative neologism sort of thing.

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[MikeNewYork]

I wouldn't call it a pormanteau word. It is two words. A pormanteau word is one word made from parts of two words, such as motel from motor and hotel.

 

[MikeNewYork]

For me, that is a bit of a stretch. It is likely that "bleeding" was chosen as a play on "cutting" and a rhyme for "leading".

 

[Barb_D]

Back in 1997, we were using the phrase "bleeding edge" to refer to leading edge of the leading edge in the semi-conductor industry. This is hardly a new use.

 

[BobK]

I wouldn't call it a pormanteau word. It is two words. A pormanteau word is one word made from parts of two words, such as motel from motor and hotel.

No - I meant just bleeding.

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[MikeNewYork]

Oh. Do you think the two parts are bleed + ing?

 

[BobK]

I think the spelling is not relevant - as it's a play on sounds: /'li:dɪŋ eʤ/ + 'bleeding'.

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[BobK]

PS And I think the catalyst for that play on words might have been the phrase 'cutting edge'... but I'd have to check somewhere - I expect OED would help. The possibility depends on the phrase 'cutting edge' pre-dating the phrase 'bleeding edge' (which I think it probably does).

b

PPS This is a start.