Silo
noun
A tall round structure made for storing grain or fermenting animal feed.
The farmer stored his grain harvest in the silo.
Often appears as...
- grain silo
- feed silo
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Technical
noun
A system, department, etc. that operates in isolation from others.
There is a lack of communication between different silos within the company.
Often appears as...
- information silo
- organizational silo
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Disapproving
noun
An underground facility made to hold and launch missiles.
The missile silo is hidden in a remote location for safety.
Often appears as...
- missile silo
- nuclear silo
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Technical
noun
A tall round structure made for storing grain or fermenting animal feed.
The farmer stored his grain harvest in the silo.
Often appears as...
- grain silo
- feed silo
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A system, department, etc. that operates in isolation from others.
There is a lack of communication between different silos within the company.
Often appears as...
- information silo
- organizational silo
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An underground facility made to hold and launch missiles.
The missile silo is hidden in a remote location for safety.
Often appears as...
- missile silo
- nuclear silo
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Agricultural Usage
Silo is commonly used in farming and agriculture-related conversations and literature.
The new farm has several silos for maize storage.
Pro Tip 2/3Fermentation Process
In addition to storage, silos are important for the fermentation process in making silage for livestock.
The cattle were fed from the silage in the silo all winter.
Pro Tip 3/3Structure Shape
Silos are typically cylindrical but can also be constructed in different shapes.
The farm's old square silo is a landmark.
Pro Tip 1/3Agricultural Usage
Silo is commonly used in farming and agriculture-related conversations and literature.
The new farm has several silos for maize storage.
Pro Tip 2/3Fermentation Process
In addition to storage, silos are important for the fermentation process in making silage for livestock.
The cattle were fed from the silage in the silo all winter.
Pro Tip 3/3Structure Shape
Silos are typically cylindrical but can also be constructed in different shapes.
The farm's old square silo is a landmark.
Pro Tip 1/3Agricultural Usage
Silo is commonly used in farming and agriculture-related conversations and literature.
The new farm has several silos for maize storage.
Pro Tip 2/3Fermentation Process
In addition to storage, silos are important for the fermentation process in making silage for livestock.
The cattle were fed from the silage in the silo all winter.
Pro Tip 3/3Structure Shape
Silos are typically cylindrical but can also be constructed in different shapes.
The farm's old square silo is a landmark.
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connected to their sources, so that people and algorithms can better judge what is credible. And educators around the world are testing different techniques for finding ways to make people critical of the content they consume. All of these efforts are wonderful, but they're working in silos, and many of them are woefully underfunded.
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Raghava KK: Coloring...
from someone who's just looking at my work or buying my work and don't stop doing that but but also be a co-creator participate in bringing my work to life and for me it's really exciting that I'm here because I believe that I could have never done this within the silos of the art world I had to learn to color
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The tribes we lead PIPE...
But now, thanks to the internet, thanks to the explosion of mass media, thanks to a lot of other things that are bubbling through our society around the world, tribes are everywhere. The Internet was supposed to homogenize everyone by connecting us all. Instead what it's allowed is silos of interest.
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The tribes we lead -...
thanks to the internet thanks to the explosion of mass media thanks to a lot of other things that are bubbling through our society around the world tribes are everywhere the internet was supposed to homogenize everyone by connecting us all instead what it's allowed is silos of interest so you got
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The hidden history of...
industry for the computer manufacturer ICL everybody would have coffee together in the canteen every every day because that was where people interchanged information we were not in little silos I was a mathematician you're a scientist is an engineer it was an interesting
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12 sustainable design...
This is not for lack of information; it's a lack of integration. You know, it's a silo, people in silos. They didn't know that the same thing was happening. So one of them thought about it and said, OK, well, if this is just crystallization
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A young poet tells the...
thinking maybe I missed something, maybe the cavalry is still coming. They didn't come, so I bought bigger pillows. My grandmother could cure anything by talking the life out of it. And she said that I could make a thief in a silo laugh
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5 ways to lead in an era...
to prepare the company to compete in a mobile-first, cloud-first world. This included changes to strategy, the organization and very importantly, the culture. Microsoft's culture at the time was one of silos and internal competition --
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Asking for help is a...
but think about the role we have to play in other people's successes, just like people do for me every single day. It's vitally important that we help each other, because society is increasingly placing people in silos
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My journey to thank all...
poverty worldwide has gone down. And that we should resist the temptation to retreat into our silos. And we should resist this upsurge in isolationism and jingoism. Which brings me to my final point.
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How you can help...
connected to their sources, so that people and algorithms can better judge what is credible. And educators around the world are testing different techniques for finding ways to make people critical of the content they consume. All of these efforts are wonderful, but they're working in silos, and many of them are woefully underfunded.
Video examples
Raghava KK: Coloring...
from someone who's just looking at my work or buying my work and don't stop doing that but but also be a co-creator participate in bringing my work to life and for me it's really exciting that I'm here because I believe that I could have never done this within the silos of the art world I had to learn to color
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The tribes we lead PIPE...
But now, thanks to the internet, thanks to the explosion of mass media, thanks to a lot of other things that are bubbling through our society around the world, tribes are everywhere. The Internet was supposed to homogenize everyone by connecting us all. Instead what it's allowed is silos of interest.
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The tribes we lead -...
thanks to the internet thanks to the explosion of mass media thanks to a lot of other things that are bubbling through our society around the world tribes are everywhere the internet was supposed to homogenize everyone by connecting us all instead what it's allowed is silos of interest so you got
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The hidden history of...
industry for the computer manufacturer ICL everybody would have coffee together in the canteen every every day because that was where people interchanged information we were not in little silos I was a mathematician you're a scientist is an engineer it was an interesting
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12 sustainable design...
This is not for lack of information; it's a lack of integration. You know, it's a silo, people in silos. They didn't know that the same thing was happening. So one of them thought about it and said, OK, well, if this is just crystallization
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A young poet tells the...
thinking maybe I missed something, maybe the cavalry is still coming. They didn't come, so I bought bigger pillows. My grandmother could cure anything by talking the life out of it. And she said that I could make a thief in a silo laugh
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5 ways to lead in an era...
to prepare the company to compete in a mobile-first, cloud-first world. This included changes to strategy, the organization and very importantly, the culture. Microsoft's culture at the time was one of silos and internal competition --
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Asking for help is a...
but think about the role we have to play in other people's successes, just like people do for me every single day. It's vitally important that we help each other, because society is increasingly placing people in silos
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My journey to thank all...
poverty worldwide has gone down. And that we should resist the temptation to retreat into our silos. And we should resist this upsurge in isolationism and jingoism. Which brings me to my final point.
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Nick Szabo
American Scientist
There's a strong distinction to be made between dry code smart contacts and wet code's physical law. So law is based on our minds, our wetware - it's based on analogy. The law is more flexible; software is more rigid. Various laws tend to be batched in jurisdictional silos. Software tends to be independent.
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John T. Chambers
American Businessman
By exciting citizens about the new digital opportunity, breaking down silos of competing groups to form a truly open innovation ecosystem and shifting day-to-day resources to focus on big long-term investments for the future, countries can ensure that they break through and bridge the digital gap.
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Michael Dell
American Businessman
I think it is going to be very difficult to be a company in silos. I think the game has changed. We won't define our success by looking at the competitors but at how satisfied are our customers, how engaged are our internal stakeholders, and how good is our product pipeline.
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Eric Lefkofsky
American Businessman
Studying doesn't have to happen in a silo. It can be a social experience. You can engage with your friends and family to find out the answer to a tough question or have someone explain it to you. You can also study anywhere you happen to be and on any device.
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Justin Simien
American Director
We get caught in our little silos and end up working against ourselves. And I think social media culture really encourages that, because you're really just shouting into a void hoping someone picks up on what you're saying.
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Raney Aronson-Rath
American Producer
There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
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Patrick Lencioni
American Writer
Make sure that the people at the top are working together and there aren't divisions of labor. Don't have people working in silos; have them working across the team.
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Rod Lurie
Israeli Director
People tend to forget about nuclear weapons. We think they are going to remain in silos for the rest of time. As long as they exist, they are going to be used.
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Susan Burton
American Activist
It's important the sheriff and the D.A. work with the community to realize real-world solutions. If they make decisions in silos, it will fall short.
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Seth Godin
American Writer
The internet was supposed to homogenize everyone by connecting us all. Instead what it's allowed is silos of interest.
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Nick Szabo
American Scientist
There's a strong distinction to be made between dry code smart contacts and wet code's physical law. So law is based on our minds, our wetware - it's based on analogy. The law is more flexible; software is more rigid. Various laws tend to be batched in jurisdictional silos. Software tends to be independent.
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John T. Chambers
American Businessman
By exciting citizens about the new digital opportunity, breaking down silos of competing groups to form a truly open innovation ecosystem and shifting day-to-day resources to focus on big long-term investments for the future, countries can ensure that they break through and bridge the digital gap.
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Michael Dell
American Businessman
I think it is going to be very difficult to be a company in silos. I think the game has changed. We won't define our success by looking at the competitors but at how satisfied are our customers, how engaged are our internal stakeholders, and how good is our product pipeline.
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Eric Lefkofsky
American Businessman
Studying doesn't have to happen in a silo. It can be a social experience. You can engage with your friends and family to find out the answer to a tough question or have someone explain it to you. You can also study anywhere you happen to be and on any device.
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Justin Simien
American Director
We get caught in our little silos and end up working against ourselves. And I think social media culture really encourages that, because you're really just shouting into a void hoping someone picks up on what you're saying.
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Raney Aronson-Rath
American Producer
There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
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Patrick Lencioni
American Writer
Make sure that the people at the top are working together and there aren't divisions of labor. Don't have people working in silos; have them working across the team.
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Rod Lurie
Israeli Director
People tend to forget about nuclear weapons. We think they are going to remain in silos for the rest of time. As long as they exist, they are going to be used.
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Susan Burton
American Activist
It's important the sheriff and the D.A. work with the community to realize real-world solutions. If they make decisions in silos, it will fall short.
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Seth Godin
American Writer
The internet was supposed to homogenize everyone by connecting us all. Instead what it's allowed is silos of interest.
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