Phrase guide

knowledge base

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A database designed to meet the complex storage and retrieval requirements of computerized knowledge management, especially in support of artificial intelligence or expert systems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the content of a particular field of knowledge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: knowledge domain, domain

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: content, cognitive content, mental object

Narrower terms: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick, region, realm, scientific knowledge

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 知識庫 /知识库 (zhīshikù) — database
  • Czech: znalostní báze — database
  • Estonian: alusteadmised — database
  • Finnish: tietämyskanta — database
  • Hungarian: tudásbázis — database
  • Indonesian: basis pengetahuan — database
  • Japanese: 知識ベース (chishiki bēsu) — database
  • Malay: pangkalan pengetahuan — database
  • Polish: baza wiedzy — database