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garbage in, garbage out

proverb

Definitions

  1. If input data are not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is…

    If input data are not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and useless. If the input is junk, then the output is junk.

    • Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."
    • The old caveat "GIGO"—garbage in, garbage out—is as valid in architectural design as in any other computer-aided activity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for garbage in, garbage out. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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