GIGO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(computer science) a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("GIGO" is a kind of...):

prescript; rule (prescribed guide for conduct or action)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

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