silo

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈsaɪləʊ/    /ˈsaɪloʊ/|/ˈsɑe.ləʉ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
  2. From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.
  3. An 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.
  4. An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance. derogatory,informal
    — 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.
  5. A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered. derogatory,informal
    — Our networking is organized in silos, and employees lose time manually transferring data.
  6. A group of like-minded individuals who are not exposed to outside opinions or input. derogatory,slang
  7. In Microsoft Windows operating systems, a kernel object for isolating groups of threads.
动词 v.
  1. To store in a silo. transitive
  2. To separate; to isolate. transitive
    — 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.

词形变化

silos plural siloes plural siloes present,singular,third-person silos present,singular,third-person siloing participle,present siloed participle,past siloed past

词源

词源 1
From Spanish silo, of unclear origin. See Spanish silo for more.
词源 2
From Spanish silo, of unclear origin. See Spanish silo for more.
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