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silos

/ˈsaɪloʊz/

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noun

Silo

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

Examples :

"The farmer filled the silos with freshly cut corn to make silage for his cows. "

L'agriculteur a rempli les silos de maïs fraîchement coupé pour faire de l'ensilage pour ses vaches.

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noun

Silo

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

Examples :

"The farmer stored the harvested corn in large silos near the barn. "

L'agriculteur a stocké le maïs récolté dans de grands silos près de la grange.

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noun

Silo, bunker souterrain

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

Examples :

"During the Cold War, many missile silos were built in remote areas. "

Pendant la Guerre froide, de nombreux silos à missiles ont été construits dans des zones reculées.

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Compartiments, silos

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

Examples :

"Because the sales and marketing departments operated in silos, they missed opportunities to share customer feedback and improve the company's products. "

Parce que les services commerciaux et marketing fonctionnaient en compartiments, ils ont manqué des occasions de partager les commentaires des clients et d'améliorer les produits de l'entreprise.

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Silos 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, et les employés perdent du temps à transférer manuellement les données.

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Groupes cloisonnés, entre-soi

A self-enclosed group of like-minded individuals.

Examples :

""Communication was difficult at the company because the different departments operated in silos, rarely sharing information with each other." "

La communication était difficile dans l'entreprise car les différents départements fonctionnaient en groupes cloisonnés, partageant rarement des informations entre eux.

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