siloed

American  

[sahy-lohd] / ˈsaɪ loʊd /

adjective

1. put into or preserved in a silo, a tall, cylindrical structure for storing grain, animal feed, etc..

   After the siloed feed had cured and settled, we found that we had 81 tons.

2. (of a group, unit, enterprise, etc.) separated or isolated from others, and typically viewed as not deriving the benefits of interrelationships or collaboration.

   Our coalition seeks to develop partnerships across the traditionally siloed sectors of criminal justice, healthcare, and social services.

3. Computers.  relating to or being data in a repository that is inaccessible to other systems, subsystems, or applications.

   The shift from siloed data to cloud storage opens up greater possibilities for sharing data across a wide range of stakeholders and researchers.

4. Military.  (of a ballistic missile and its firing equipment) placed or stored in a specially designed underground installation made of concrete and steel.

   Hope for survival was based on striking first and thereby gaining an advantage by reducing the enemy’s siloed missiles.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of silo.

Etymology

Origin of siloed

First recorded in 1880–85; 2000–05 siloed for def. 3; 1980–85 siloed for def. 4; silo ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; silo ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

The initial decision by engineer Breton to invest in Palantir came as a result of his job as a technical expert at a manufacturing company, where he often dealt with unorganized and siloed data.

From MarketWatch

“I believe that the literature of the future will also conclude that this incident is a sad example of how FDA’s siloed organizational structure and culture impeded rapid critical problem identification, communication and response,” Yiannas said.

From Washington Post

The result, according to misinformed conspiracy theorists: A nightmare scenario in which residents would be confined in open-air prisons fenced off into siloed zones.

From New York Times

A better understanding for the sudden about-face is cynical: less accurate, siloed voter registration lists make it easier to promote the specter of fraud.

From Slate

Religion “is not siloed off in explicitly religious institutions, such as churches, synagogues, temples, mosques,” Dawood observed.

From Washington Post