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garbage in, garbage out en · X

Meanings

  1. If input data are not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and useless. If the input is junk, then the output is junk.
    • The old caveat "GIGO"—garbage in, garbage out—is as valid in architectural design as in any other computer-aided activity. 2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010)
    • Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out." 1963 April 1, Raymond Crowley, “Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'”, in Times Daily, Alabama, USA, retrieved 26 Jul 2010:

Relateds

ask a silly question, get a silly answer

Synonyms

GIGO · rubbish in, rubbish out

Translations (8)

el εισερχόμενα δεδομένα εξερχόμενα δεδομένα (proverb: output is dependent on input) · de GIGO (proverb: output is dependent on input) · cmn 垃圾出 (proverb: output is dependent on input) · fi roskaa sisään, roskaa ulos (proverb: output is dependent on input) · es basura entra, basura sale (proverb: output is dependent on input) · de wer misst, misst Mist (proverb: output is dependent on input) · km ទុកមិនចំណេញ ដកចេញមិនខាត (proverb: output is dependent on input) · cmn 垃圾進，垃圾出 /垃圾进 (proverb: output is dependent on input)