silos

Tall farm storage

Silos are tall cylindrical structures for storing grain, fermented feed, or other bulk materials on farms.

The word extends to any isolated storage or containment system.

In business and organizational contexts, silos describe departments or groups that operate in isolation, hoarding information rather than sharing it: Marketing and engineering work in silos.

To silo something is to compartmentalize it: The data was siloed across multiple systems.

Underground silos house intercontinental ballistic missiles.

agriculture

grain

Cereal plant's harvest unit

cornCereal grown on cobs
wheatCereal crop for flour
soybeansProtein-rich Asian legume

harvest · barn · farm · farmer · crop · storage · elevator · bin · feed · barley

organizational

departmental

Of a unit within organization

isolationComplete separation from others
fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections

barriers · communication · collaboration · integration · breakdown · mentality · turf · knowledge · information · data

structure

cylindrical

Circular in cross-section

towerTall slender edifice
concreteSolid building mixture
steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy

vertical · tall · dome · capacity · construction · foundation · industrial · corrugated · metal · reinforced

military

missile

Self-guided airborne weapon

nuclearOf atomic energy
undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold

launch · ICBM · hardened · warhead · deterrence · command · strategic · ballistic · defense · Cold War

silos

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departmental

cylindrical

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