silo

silo
1. noun /ˈsaɪloʊ/
a) A vertical building, usually circular, used for the storage of grain.
b) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
2. adjective /ˈsaɪloʊ/
an approach to data systems management in which information is "stove-piped", considered to be outdated and inferior to the integrating approach of modern informatics.

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  • silo — silo …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • silo — [ silo ] n. m. • 1823; « cachot souterrain » 1685; esp. silo, et a. provenç. sil (XIIIe); lat. d o. gr. sirus 1 ♦ Excavation souterraine, réservoir (au dessus ou au dessous du sol) où l on entrepose les produits agricoles pour les conserver.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Silo — Тип трёхмерная графика Разработчик Nevercenter …   Википедия

  • Silo 3D — Entwickler Nevercenter (Nevercenter) Aktuelle Version 2.2 Betriebssystem Windows, Mac OS X Kategorie 3D Modellierungsprogramm Lizenz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Silo — Smn Grube, Behälter (zum Einsäuern von Futter) per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus span. silo m. Getreidebehältnis . Dessen Herkunft ist umstritten. Abstraktum: Silage.    Ebenso nndl. silo, ne. silo, nfrz. silo, nschw. silo …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • šilo — šilõ interj. Lkš, Skr sakoma mažam vaikui šildant prieš ugnį jo rankas ar kojas: Šilõ šilõ rankeles! Šilõ šilõ kojeles! Jrb. Šilõ šilõ rankutes – ir bus nešalta Šk …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • Šilo — Šilo …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Silo — Silo, OK U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 282 Housing Units (2000): 114 Land area (2000): 0.520196 sq. miles (1.347302 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.520196 sq. miles (1.347302 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Silo, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 282 Housing Units (2000): 114 Land area (2000): 0.520196 sq. miles (1.347302 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.520196 sq. miles (1.347302 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • silo — {{hw}}{{silo}}{{/hw}}, (evit.) silos s. m.  (pl. sili , spagn. silos ) Fabbricato in muratura, cemento armato, lamiera e sim. a forma spec. cilindrica, contenente merci e prodotti spec. in polvere o in grani: silo per grano, per foraggio …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • silo — 1835, from Sp. silo, from L. sirum (nom. sirus), from Gk. siros a pit to keep corn in. Or, alternately, the Sp. word is from a pre Roman Iberian language word represented by Basque zilo, zulo dugout, cave or shelter for keeping grain. Meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

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