In network management, a facility of the network management system which enables it to learn from data entered for future network configuration and design.

A term used to identify systems or software that are developed with "expertise" built in. Presented to users as "ready for use". Users should seek information by which to judge the underlying assumptions on which the system is designed, the quality of the data used, and whether all relevant factors were included in the design.

a basic accounting and record-keeping system that tracks daily transactions necessary to conduct business

a research system and does just that, research

any inferential information system built on a knowledge base.