silo

Plural: siloes, silos

Noun

• a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
• military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
• A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
• From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.
• An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
• An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
• A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
• A group of like-minded individuals who are not exposed to outside opinions or input.
• In Microsoft Windows operating systems, a kernel object for isolating groups of threads.

Verb

Verb Forms: siloed, siloing, silos

• To store something, typically grain, in a silo.
• To store in a silo.
• To separate; to isolate.

Examples

• He decided to SILO his ’Q’ and ’Z’ tiles, waiting for the perfect opportunity to deploy them.
• Our networking is organized in silos, and employees lose time manually transferring data.

Synonyms

echo chamber, ensile, grain elevator, granary, information silo

Anagrams of silo