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knowledge base

knowledge base

7 3.4
A collection of information about a subject that helps people or companies find answers
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑːlɪdʒ beɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : base de conocimiento
  • To assist users, the software includes a comprehensive knowledge base that addresses common questions.
  • develop a knowledge base
  • expand the knowledge base
  • establish a knowledge base

Best is maybe they have the best knowledge base or really great knowledge base, but how they deliver it matters.

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Examples

  • Teachers learn new instructional strategies and broaden their knowledge base through contacts with professionals (Pallrand, 1989).

    Academic text (1991)
  • To some extent, policymakers make use of the research knowledge base when creating new policies.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Best is maybe they have the best knowledge base or really great knowledge base, but how they deliver it matters.

  • Now they say to bring about real change, you need three things, knowledge base, social strategy, and political will.

  • At this point, there is no knowledge base regarding this or similar matters.

    Academic text (1991)
  • To answer this question, we should review two works that are relevant to the PETE knowledge base.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As we make new discoveries, new information becomes part of our knowledge base, It changes and grows.

  • Across academic disciplines, published research in respected journals represents the scientific knowledge base of a field.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Begin by having the students assemble a list of facts to determine their knowledge base.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Dara Scott: E-discovery legal practitioners will need a broad knowledge base in both law and technology.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

database
vsknowledge base
  • Specialized
402 3.4

A set of information stored on a computer that you can search and update

focuses on organized subject information used by organizations rather than raw structured data
kb
vsknowledge base
  • Jargon
1 4.4

A collection of articles and guides that help people solve problems

is a broader organized set of subject information used by systems or organizations
storehouse of knowledge
vsknowledge base
1 5.1

A place or person with a lot of information about many things

is an organized, technical collection for specific subjects rather than a vast general repository
book of knowledge
vsknowledge base
1 3.6

A book that gives basic facts about many subjects like history and science

is a computer or organizational information set rather than a printed general encyclopedia

Antonyms

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

98 4.5

Not having enough of something that is needed

How Comprehensive

repository
21 6.7
knowledge base
  • Specialized
7 3.4
database
  • Specialized
402 3.4
collection
759 1.4
document
2.0
note
1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

knowledge + base

The phrase 'knowledge base' is compositionally built from 'knowledge' (information) + 'base' (foundation or repository), so its meaning as a repository or collection of information is directly inferable from the parts. This noun-noun compound follows a common and cross-linguistically familiar pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Knowledge base The compound noun knowledge base comes from the image of knowledge resting on a strong base, like a building or store that holds facts. So, it means a 'place' or 'system' that keeps and organises information for people or computers.