working knowledge

English

Noun

working knowledge (uncountable)

A knowledge of how to make something work without any deeper understanding of why it works, or of how to fix it if it breaks.
Candidates must have a working knowledge of standard Windows applications.

References

“a working knowledge of something” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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