GIGO

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GIGO

(Garbage In Garbage Out) "Bad input produces bad output." Data entry is critical. All possible tests should be made on data entered into a computer.

"Garbage In, Gospel Out"
An alternate meaning. Many people have complete faith in computer output!

GIGO [′gī‚gō]

(computer science)

garbage in, garbage out

GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out

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No references found			Considering the first category, we may be reasonably assured that they believe in GIGO (garbage in/garbage out) and would consider only the actual stuff. Vacuum Cleaner Comparisons, Do You Have the Best? by I Henman / Home based business community Computers may appear to be intelligent, but they are really inert, and subject to the laws of GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out) and WYSYWYG, pronounced wizziwig, which is, What You See Is What You Get. So, have you met Wilf yet? by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) But, under the principle of GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out,) faulty inputs lead to mistakes, including irrational demands on ourselves and others: with inaccurate data, we instead just "should" all over ourselves and each other. The 2006 International GS Conference: a personal view by Eddy, Bob / ETC.: A Review of General Semantics			gig stick giga giga- gigabit Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Switch Router gigabits per second gigabyte gigacycle gigaelectronvolt gigaflop gigaflops gigahertz Gigant Gigantism Gigantopithecus Giganturoidei GigaPOP Gigavision gigawatt gigging Gigli Gigli, Beniamino giglio Giglio Feast GIGO gigohm gigue Gihon Gijon Gijón Gijsen, Marnix Gikalo, Nikolai Gikalo, Nikolai Fedorovich Gil de Taboada y de Lemos, Francisco Gil Gilbert, Enrique Gil Robles, Jose Maria Gil Robles, José María Gil Vicente Gil y Carrasco, Enrique Gil y Zarate, Antonio Gil y Zárate, Antonio Gila Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Gila County Gila Monster Gila National Forest Gila River Gilaki Gilalai Gilan			gigglingly giggly giggly Giggot Giggs, Ryan Joseph Giggyng GIGIG Giglgamesh Giglgamesh Giglgamesh Gigli Gigli Gigli wire saw Gigli's wire saw Gigli's wire saw Gigli's wire saw Gigli, Beniamino Gigli, Beniamino Gigli, Romeo Giglio Giglio Giglio Feast Giglio Island Giglot Gigman Gigman gigmanism GIGN gignere Gignoux, Edward Thaxter GIGO Gigobyte Gigobyte Gigobyte Gigobyte Gigoga Gigoga Gigoga gigohm gigolo gigolo gigolos gigot Gigot (film) gigots Gigout, Eugène GIGP gigs gigs gigs gigs GIGSA GIGSE GIGSG GIGSS GIGT GIGU gigue gigue gigue Gigue lente

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