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gigo

GIGO
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gahy-goh]
    • /ˈgaɪ goʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gahy-goh]
    • /ˈgaɪ goʊ/

Definitions of gigo word

  • noun gigo a rule of thumb stating that when faulty data are fed into a computer, the information that emerges will also be faulty. 1
  • abbreviation GIGO Garbage in, garbage out. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of gigo (humour)   (GIGO) /gi:'goh/ Wilf Hey's maxim expressing the fact that computers, unlike humans, will unquestioningly process nonsensical input data and produce nonsensical output. Of course a properly written program will reject input data that is obviously erroneous but such checking is not always easy to specify and is tedious to write. GIGO is usually said in response to lusers who complain that a program didn't "do the right thing" when given imperfect input or otherwise mistreated in some way. Also commonly used to describe failures in human decision making due to faulty, incomplete, or imprecise data. The expansion "Garbage In, Gospel Out" is an ironic comment on the tendency to put excessive trust in "computerised" data. 1
  • abbreviation GIGO garbage in, garbage out 0
  • noun gigo an acronym noting the fact that garbled input to a computer results in garbled output 0

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Origin of gigo

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70; g(arbage) i(n) g(arbage) o(ut)

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Parts of speech for Gigo

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gigo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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