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silo

/ˈsaɪloʊ/

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noun

Silo

A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.

Examples :

"The farmer stored the corn silage in the tall, cylindrical silo. "

L'agriculteur a stocké l'ensilage de maïs dans le silo haut et cylindrique.

agriculture building architecture

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noun

Silo

From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.

Examples :

"The farmer filled the silo with freshly harvested corn. "

L'agriculteur a rempli le silo de maïs fraîchement récolté.

agriculture building architecture food

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noun

Silo, bunker souterrain

An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.

Examples :

"The military installed a new silo to store the intercontinental ballistic missiles. "

L'armée a installé un nouveau silo pour stocker les missiles balistiques intercontinentaux.

military weapon technology war building

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noun

Silo, compartimentation

An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.

Examples :

"The marketing department operated in a silo, failing to communicate with the sales team, which led to confusing promotions and lost customers. "

Le service marketing fonctionnait en silo, ne communiquant pas avec l'équipe commerciale, ce qui a conduit à des promotions confuses et à la perte de clients.

organization business system

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noun

Silo de données

(informatics) A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.

Examples :

"Our networking is organized in silos, and employees lose time manually transferring data."

Notre réseau est organisé en silos de données, et les employés perdent du temps à transférer manuellement les données.

computing technology internet system structure communication

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noun

Groupe cloisonné, silo

A self-enclosed group of like-minded individuals.

Examples :

""At the company, each department operates in its own silo, rarely communicating with other teams." "

Dans l'entreprise, chaque département fonctionne dans son propre silo, communiquant rarement avec les autres équipes.

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verb

Ensiloter

To store in a silo.

Examples :

"The farmer siloed the corn in the large metal structure. "

L'agriculteur a ensiloté le maïs dans la grande structure métallique.

agriculture business