KIBO

1. [acronym] Knowledge In, Bullshit Out. A summary of what happens whenever valid data is passed through an organization (or person) that deliberately or accidentally disregards or ignores its significance. Consider, for example, what an advertising campaign can do with a product's actual specifications. Compare GIGO; see also SNAFU principle.

2. James Parry <kibo@world.std.com>, a Usenetter infamous for various surrealist net.pranks and an uncanny, machine-assisted knack for joining any thread in which his nom de guerre is mentioned. He has a website at http://www.kibo.com/.

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KIBO is an acronym for Knowledge In, Bullshit Out. It is a summary of what happens whenever valid data is passed through an organisation that, whether deliberately or accidentally, disregards or ignores its significance.

Advertising campaigns, for example, are accused of frequently ignoring their products' actual specifications.

References

This article was originally based on material from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, which is licensed under the GFDL.

See also

• Cherry picking
• GIGO
• SNAFU
• Kibo

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