A technique is a way of efficiently accomplishing a task in a manner that is not immediately obvious or straightforward.

Technique may also refer to:

• Technology, the study of or a collection of techniques
• Anything that can be done employing tools or algorithms
• In art technique includes tools, processes, structures, forms, and details, as well as the manner in which those are used and put together, one example being collage
• In music, technique refers to the manner of playing an instrument (Category:Musical performance techniques), as well as the tools and manner of composition and precomposition, see also: extended technique
• In fine art, a technique refers to the style and tools used to create a particular effect with, for example, oil paints, where the technique used by the artist can be the result of his training, fashions or personal styles or any combination of these.
• The Technique, the school newspaper of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
• Technique, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology yearbook.
• Technique, a 1989 New Order album.
• Technique, a British synth pop band.
• Alexander Technique, (The Technique), teaches how to recognize and overcome habituated limitations within a person's manner of movement