# Body of knowledge
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`Canadian_IT_Body_of_Knowledge` · `Canadian_Information_Processing_Society` · `Civil_Engineering_Body_of_Knowledge` · `Data_management` · `Enterprise_architecture` · `Geographic_Information_Science_and_Technology_Body_of_Knowledge` · `Information_security` · `Knowledge` · `Knowledge_organization` · `Landscape_of_practice` · `Learned_society` · `Management_Learning` · [[Ontology_(information_science)]] · `Professional` · `Professional_association` · `Project_Management_Body_of_Knowledge` · `Project_Management_Institute` · `Software_Engineering_Body_of_Knowledge` · `Systems_Engineering_Body_of_Knowledge`
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> A body of knowledge (BOK or BoK) is the complete set of concepts, terms and activities that make up a professional domain, as defined by the relevant learned society or professional association.[1] It is a type of knowledge representation by any knowledge organization. Several definitions of BOK have been developed, for example: ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_knowledge))
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## Summary
A body of knowledge (often abbreviated BOK or BoK) is the complete set of concepts, terms, and activities that constitute a professional domain, as curated by a relevant learned [[Society|society]] or professional association. It serves as an authoritative reference that defines what practitioners are expected to know, and frequently underpins certification, education, and accreditation. Well-known examples include the [[Software_engineering|Software Engineering]] Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) and the [[Project_management|Project Management]] Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). A BOK is periodically revised to reflect maturing practice.
## Key points
- A curated, authoritative definition of a profession's knowledge
- Maintained by learned societies or professional associations
- Underpins certification, education, and accreditation
- Examples include SWEBOK and PMBOK
- Revised over time as the discipline matures
## Relation to Systems Engineering
Systems engineering has its own body of knowledge (the SEBoK), which codifies the discipline's concepts and gives this catalogue its scholarly backbone.
## Sources
- [Body of knowledge — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_knowledge)
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_knowledge) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Body_of_knowledge)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parent: [[Systems_engineering]].
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