"knobology" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1995 April, Frederick L. Gould, Radar for Technicians: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair, McGraw-Hill Professional, page 248:",
          "text": "Knobology directly relates to \"KISS,\" the acronym for \"keep it simple, stupid.\"",
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          "ref": "2004 July, Terry C. Telger, transl., The Practice Of Ultrasound: A Step-by-step Guide to Abdominal Scanning, Thieme Medical Publishers, page 2:",
          "text": "As a beginner, you should not try to learn all the fine points of “knobology” right away.",
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          "ref": "2006 February, Something Old, Something New: Army Leader Development in a Dynamic Environment, Rand Corporation, page 36:",
          "text": "Leaders need to know more than the “knobology” of the new technology. They must understand the underlying technology’s principles...",
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