: 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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This work-around is more expensive and requires more technical know-how than accessing the model through DeepSeek’s app or website.
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Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
Another decade on and still thriving—and now, luckily for Houstonians, with an office in the Woodlands—Plasencia is a pro with the experience and know-how to bring a contemporary home to life.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
That kind of exercise empowers them with essential disaster-response skills, including fire safety and light search and rescue know-how.
—Vanessa Crossgrove Fry, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
But there’s a difference between ability and know-how or execution.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
Another decade on and still thriving—and now, luckily for Houstonians, with an office in the Woodlands—Plasencia is a pro with the experience and know-how to bring a contemporary home to life.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
That kind of exercise empowers them with essential disaster-response skills, including fire safety and light search and rescue know-how.
—Vanessa Crossgrove Fry, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
But there’s a difference between ability and know-how or execution.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Know-how.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know-how. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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