: knowledge of how to do something smoothly and efficiently : expertise
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you'll gain some practical know-how in this auto mechanics class
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Sensor streams, maintenance logs, lab results and operator notes sit in disconnected systems and dashboards, while the practical know-how to interpret them is scattered across people’s heads, reports and emails.
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Dustin Johnson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Meanwhile, Dior vowed to take a larger proportion of its production in-house and in 2024 created a new industrial department tasked with strengthening its overall production capacity over the long term and ensuring the continuity of its know-how.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Imagine world-class experts pairing their lifetime of knowledge with a custom AI trained exclusively on their know-how — the juicy stuff never put online for the big models to scrape.
—David S. Bennahum, Fortune, 24 May 2026
But is Silicon Valley know-how enough to transform a small cottage industry into a thriving national business?
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 May 2026
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Dustin Johnson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Meanwhile, Dior vowed to take a larger proportion of its production in-house and in 2024 created a new industrial department tasked with strengthening its overall production capacity over the long term and ensuring the continuity of its know-how.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Imagine world-class experts pairing their lifetime of knowledge with a custom AI trained exclusively on their know-how — the juicy stuff never put online for the big models to scrape.
—David S. Bennahum, Fortune, 24 May 2026
But is Silicon Valley know-how enough to transform a small cottage industry into a thriving national business?
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 May 2026
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“Know-how.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know-how. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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