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Subject-matter expert
Authority in a particular area or topic
Subject-matter expert
A subject-matter expert (SME) is a person who has accumulated great expertise in a particular field or topic, which expertise is reflected by the person's degree, licensure, and/or years' occupational experience in the subject. For example, a PhD in chemistry may easily qualify as an SME in chemistry, a person with a Second Class Radiotelegraph License or equivalent issued by the national licensing body is an SME in radiotelegraphy, a person with a master's degree in electronic engineering is an SME in electronics, and a person with many years' experience in machining is an SME in that field. The term is used when those developing materials about a topic (a book, an examination, a manual, etc.) need expertise on that topic. For example, tests are often created by a team of psychometricians and a team of SMEs. The psychometricians understand how to engineer a test, while the SMEs understand the actual content of the exam. Books, manuals, and technical documentation are developed by technical...
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