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GIGO

[gahy-goh]

noun Computers.

a rule of thumb stating that when faulty data are fed into a computer, the information that emerges will also be faulty.

Origin:
1965–70; g(arbage) i(n) g(arbage) o(ut)

Can be confused: FIFO, GIGO, LIFO.

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a device that enables data to be read from or written on a spinning magnetic disk, magnetic disk pack, floppy disk, or optical disk

a system for linking a number of terminals with each other or a mainframe computer in order to share data, etc., usually confined to one office

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World English Dictionary

GIGO (ˈɡaɪɡəʊ)

—*n acronym for*
	garbage in, garbage out

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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GIGO definition

phr.
garbage in, garbage out. (Computers. Acronym. If you get garbage out of a computer, it's because you put garbage in. See also DIDO.) : The program failed, and I know it's my fault. You know, GIGO.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

GIGO definition

Garbage In, Garbage Out

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

GIGO
garbage in, garbage out

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