7 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Silo \Si"lo\, n. [F.] A pit or vat for packing away green fodder for winter use so as to exclude air and outside moisture. See {Ensilage}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: silo n 1: a cylindrical tower used for storing silage 2: military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 20 Moby Thesaurus words for "silo": Mark, bazooka, calliope, crib, elevator, garner, grain bin, grain elevator, granary, hayloft, haymow, hayrick, hedgehog, launch pad, launching pad, launching platform, launching tube, mousetrap, mow, projector From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: silo n. The FIFO input-character buffer in an RS-232 line card. So called from {DEC} terminology used on DH and DZ line cards for the VAX and PDP-11, presumably because it was a storage space for fungible stuff that went in at the top and came out at the bottom. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: silo The {FIFO} input-character buffer in an {EIA-232} serial line card. So called from {DEC} terminology used on DH and DZ line cards for the {VAX} and {PDP-11}, presumably because it was a storage space for fungible stuff that went in at the top and came out at the bottom. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Silo, OK (town, FIPS 67550) Location: 34.03505 N, 96.47536 W Population (1990): 249 (98 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Silo, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 282 Housing Units (2000): 114 Land area (2000): 0.520196 sq. miles (1.347302 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.520196 sq. miles (1.347302 sq. km) FIPS code: 67550 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 34.037219 N, 96.475645 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Silo, OK Silo
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