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Body of Knowledge (BOK or BoK) is a term used to represent the complete set of concepts, terms and activities that make up a professional domain, as defined by the relevant professional association.

While the term body of knowledge is also used to describe the document that defines that knowledge — the body of knowledge itself is more than simply a collection of terms; a professional reading list; a library; a website or a collection of websites; a description of professional functions; or even a collection of information. It is the accepted ontology for a specific domain.

Examples of Bodies of Knowledge

The following are examples of Bodies of Knowledge from professional organisations:

• Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge
• Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) — for international Information Security professionals
• Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) — for the profession of software engineering
• Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) from the PMI — for those following the project management discipline
• Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge (GISTBoK) — for the geospatial realm
• Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge (EABOK) — for the Enterprise Architecture (EA) discipline
• Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) from the IIBA — for the Business Analysis profession
• Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK) from the DAMA — for the Data Management profession
• Modeling and Simulation Body of Knowledge

Tools

• Kreeo — Knowledge Management using the concept of Body of Knowledge<ref>Kreeo.</ref>

See also

• Knowledge organization
• Knowledge representation
• Ontology (information science)
• Domain ontology
• Taxonomy