GARBAGE-IN, GARBAGE-OUT (GIGO)
\ɡˈɑːbɪd͡ʒˈɪn], \ɡˈɑːbɪdʒˈɪn], \ɡ_ˈɑː_b_ɪ_dʒ_ˈɪ_n]\
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Computer industry phrase. Denotes that a program working on inaccurate data yields only misleading results. Promotes the attitude of assuring high quality of source information for a computerized system to better assure the quality of the results produced. Quality is composed of several characteristic of computerized information. These are in part: accuracy, completeness, relevance, and timeliness.
By Henry Campbell Black
Nearby Words
- garbage hauler
- garbage heap
- garbage man
- garbage pickup
- garbage truck
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