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siloism

siloism noun: a tendency toward the siloization of information.

Noun

siloism (uncountable)

  1. A tendency toward the siloization of information.
    • Practitioners and academics from all fields have recognized the problems inherent in siloism.2017, Janette Hartz-Karp, Dora Marinova, Methods for Sustainability Research, page 100

Origin of siloism

From silo + -ism.

Questions about siloism

What does siloism mean?
Siloism means a tendency toward the siloization of information.
What part of speech is siloism?
Siloism is a noun.

Words near siloism in the dictionary

  1. silogime
  2. siloglycoprotein
  3. silogs
  4. siloing
  5. siloisation
  6. siloism
  7. siloization
  8. silolane
  9. silole
  10. silolene
  11. silolenes

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