silo

Definitions

• (agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
• (agriculture) from the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.
• (military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
• (pejorative) An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
• (pejorative) A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
• (pejorative) A self-enclosed group of like-minded individuals.