knowledge base
Americannoun
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the accumulated knowledge a person has available to draw and build on.
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Computers. an extensive database used by computer software, especially artificial intelligence systems.
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“The book created a knowledge base that we didn’t have,” said Carlos G. Velez-Ibanez, an Arizona State University professor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
Avast provides its users with an online knowledge base that aims to address the most common issues users are likely to encounter.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
That information also might be incorporated into an AI’s knowledge base, where, in theory, it could be misused or exposed in a security breach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Enter financial writers Kerry Hannon and Janna Herron to help them face the anxieties that might be holding them back and provide the knowledge base to jump-start their planning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
I search my knowledge base but come up blank.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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