Editing Domain knowledge (section)

==Knowledge capture==
In [[software engineering]], ''domain knowledge'' is knowledge about the environment in which the target system operates, for example, [[software agent]]s. Domain knowledge usually must be learned from software users in the domain (as domain specialists/experts), rather than from software developers. It may include user workflows, data pipelines, business policies, configurations and constraints and is crucial in the development of a software application. Expert domain knowledge (frequently informal and ill-structured) is transformed in computer programs and active data, for example in a set of rules in knowledge bases, by [[knowledge engineer]]s.

Communicating between end-users and software developers is often difficult. They  must find a common language to communicate in. Developing enough shared vocabulary to communicate can often take a while.

The same knowledge can be included in different domain knowledge. Knowledge which may be applicable across a number of domains is called ''domain-independent'' knowledge, for example [[logic]] and mathematics. Operations on domain knowledge are performed by [[metaknowledge]].