Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An informal rule holding that the integrity of output is dependent on the integrity of input.
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- initialism computing Garbage In, Garbage Out. The
integrity of theoutput isdependent on the integrity of theinput
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- noun (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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Computer programmers use the expression GIGO for “Garbage in, garbage out,” meaning what you get out of the computer is only as good as what you program into it.
THE ART OF TALKING SO THAT PEOPLE WILL LISTEN PAUL W. SWETS 1983
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Computer programmers use the expression GIGO for “Garbage in, garbage out,” meaning what you get out of the computer is only as good as what you program into it.
THE ART OF TALKING SO THAT PEOPLE WILL LISTEN PAUL W. SWETS 1983
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And I’d add, this poor quality data is why the term GIGO – Garbage In Garbage Out – was coined. matt
Gavin Schmidt: station data "not used" in climate models « Climate Audit 2007
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BTW, the term GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) was coined by programmers who finally realized that it takes LESS time to properly program (
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BTW, the term GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) was coined by programmers who finally realized that it takes LESS time to properly program (
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BTW, the term GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) was coined by programmers who finally realized that it takes LESS time to properly program (
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BTW, the term GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) was coined by programmers who finally realized that it takes LESS time to properly program (
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BTW, the term GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) was coined by programmers who finally realized that it takes LESS time to properly program (
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BTW, the term GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) was coined by programmers who finally realized that it takes LESS time to properly program (
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BTW, the term GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) was coined by programmers who finally realized that it takes LESS time to properly program (
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