silo

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|agriculture}} A [[vertical]] [[building]], usually [[cylindrical]], used for the [[production]] of [[silage]].
2. {{lb|en|agriculture}} From the [[shape]], a [[building]] used for the [[storage]] of [[grain]].
3. {{lb|en|military}} An [[underground]] [[bunker]] used to hold [[missile]]s which may be [[launch]]ed.
4. {{lb|en|informal|pejorative|management}} An [[organizational]] [[unit]] that has poor [[interaction]] with other units, negatively [[affect]]ing overall [[performance]].
5. {{lb|en|informal|pejorative|[[informatics]]}} A [[structure]] in the [[information system]] that is poorly [[network]]ed with other structures, with [[data]] [[exchange]] [[hampered]].
6. {{lb|en|pejorative|slang}} A group of [[like-minded]] [[individual]]s who are not exposed to outside opinions or input.
7. {{lb|en|computing}} In {{w|Microsoft Windows}} operating systems, a [[kernel]] [[object]] for [[isolate|isolating]] groups of [[thread]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[store]] in a silo.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[separate]]; to [[isolate]].

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