silonoun/ˈsaɪləʊ/

• 1

  agriculturebusinesslifestyleA vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.

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  agriculturebusinesslifestyleFrom the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.

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  governmentmilitarypoliticsAn underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.

  • As a rule of thumb, to reliably destroy a hardened missile silo or communications bunker, a one megaton warhead should land within a 600 foot radius of its target. This will ensure that the enemy silo lies within the crater gouged out by the nuclear blast.
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  derogatoryinformalmanagementAn organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.

  • A silo is created when members in one department or function do not interact with those in another department, even though there might be operational benefits to the interaction.
  • Graeme Bickerdike, a member of campaign organisation The HRE Group, told RAIL: "This infilling and demolition programme - costing much more than repair - has been conceived with no thought for its impact beyond the silos where distant, unaccountable officials manage their spreadsheets.
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  derogatoryinformalcomputingengineeringinformaticsA structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.

  • Our networking is organized in silos, and employees lose time manually transferring data.
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  derogatoryslangA group of like-minded individuals who are not exposed to outside opinions or input.

• 7

  computingengineeringmathematicsIn Microsoft Windows operating systems, a kernel object for isolating groups of threads.

siloverb/ˈsaɪləʊ/

• 1

  To store in a silo.

• 2

  To separate; to isolate.

  • Then there’s the fact that platforms like TikTok tend to silo users based on interests. Niche communities (insert hobby here plus Tok) are thriving, and so a person who may be famous on FarmTok or BookTok may have trouble breaking out of the mold.
  • Sheel Mohnot, a venture capitalist friend of Bi’s who has commissioned twiblings, said the problem is that information is siloed when “each agency has their own database of wombs.”