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working knowledge

working knowledge noun: a knowledge of how to make something work without deeper theoretical understanding of why it works.

Noun

working knowledge (uncountable)

  1. A knowledge of how to make something work without deeper theoretical understanding of why it works.
    • Candidates must have a working knowledge of standard Windows applications.
    • He has an excellent knowledge of Community law and a sound working knowledge of financial law and practice.

working knowledge meaning in Tamil and Kannada

working knowledge in Tamil

நடைமுறை அறிவு, பணிபுரியும் பட்டறிவு, பணிநுட்ப அறிவு

working knowledge in Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಯಜ್ಞಾನ, ಕೆಲಸದರಿವು, ವ್ಯಾವಹಾರಿಕ ಜ್ಞಾನ

Questions about working knowledge

What does working knowledge mean?
Working knowledge means a knowledge of how to make something work without deeper theoretical understanding of why it works.
What is working knowledge in Tamil?
Working knowledge in Tamil is நடைமுறை அறிவு, பணிபுரியும் பட்டறிவு, பணிநுட்ப அறிவு. See Working knowledge meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is working knowledge?
Working knowledge is a noun.

Words near working knowledge in the dictionary

  1. working hours
  2. working hypotheses
  3. working hypothesis
  4. working in
  5. working into the ground
  6. working knowledge
  7. working language
  8. working languages
  9. working life
  10. working like a dog
  11. working like a dream

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Adapted from Wiktionary: working knowledge (page history and authors); working knowledge (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); working knowledge (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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