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

The challenge, she said, would be to ensure that the money was spent to encourage collaborative research to solve the industry’s biggest problems, not the “siloed innovation” now carried out by chip firms that carefully guard their creations from competitors.

From New York Times

Bhindranwale’s image — which had been removed from Sikh temples, or gurdwaras, and siloed into private spaces during the insurgency era — has resurged in Punjab, even entering the made-in-China supply chain.

From Washington Post

Slides suffer from siloed science, too.

From Scientific American

Siloed efforts can also be counterproductive, such as sacrificing biodiversity for climate solutions, as has happened when poorly planned renewable energy installations expand into environmentally sensitive lands.

From Scientific American