STOVEPIPED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to data stored in separate databases

Example:

stovepiped information

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

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

Pertainym:

stovepiping (retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers)

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