knowledge base

source of knowledge that gives details and defines rules and general information (used as a source in a given field of expertise)

A knowledge base (or knowledgebase; abbreviated KB, kb or Δ) is a special kind of database for knowledge management. It provides the means for the computerized collection, organization, and retrieval of knowledge.Just as it has become standard practice to write database as one word it is increasingly common in computer science to write knowledgebase as one word (an interim approach was to write the term with a hyphen).
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Noun
1. the content of a particular domain or field of knowledge
(synonym) knowledge domain
(hypernym) content, cognitive content, mental object
(hyponym) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge

In healthcare, the information and rules in any field, especially the information and rules used by experts in a particular field to solve problems in that field.

<artificial intelligence> A collection of knowledge expressed using some formal knowledge representation language. A knowledge base forms part of a knowledge-based system (KBS).
(1994-10-19)

<artificial intelligence> (KBS) A program for extending and/or querying a knowledge base.
The related term expert system is normally used to refer to a highly domain-specific type of KBS used for a specialised purpose such as medical diagnosis.
The Cyc project is an example of a large KBS.
(1999-09-07)