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Thin Spread of Application Domain Knowledge

Tacit Knowledge

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Unspoken knowledge that only surfaces in the context of doing something or when the knower is somehow reminded of it. For example, the knowledge we use to do everyday tasks is tacit -- it is taken for granted and rarely discussed. Much of an expert's knowledge is tacit and cannot be articulated in abstract contexts such as interviews. For this reason, so-called knowledge acquisition schemes cannot hope to capture all of what an expert knows. Systems for experts must therefore be open-ended so experts can add their knowledge as it arises in the contexts of doing work.
Author: Gerhard Last Edit Date: 9/19/98; 12:50:28 AM

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