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know-how

DEFINITIONS OF: know-how

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n the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something

Examples:
Apollo program
a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the Moon
Gemini program
a program of space flights undertaken by US in 1965 and 1966
Mercury program
a program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US between 1961 and 1963 with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth
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bag of tricks
a supply of ways of accomplishing something
sapience, wisdom
ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
method
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
astuteness, deepness, depth, profoundness, profundity
the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
pedagogics, pedagogy, teaching method
the principles and methods of instruction
method of choice
the best method to achieve a desired result
methodology
the system of methods followed in a particular discipline
mnemonics
a method or system for improving the memory
solution
a method for solving a problem
system, system of rules
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
technique
a practical method or art applied to some particular task
technicolor
a trademarked method of making color motion pictures
statistical method, statistical procedure
a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic
wrinkle
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
Type of:
ability, power
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
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