English Explanatory Dictionary

garbage in, garbage out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. If input data are not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and useless. If the input is junk, then the output is junk.

Word forms

garbage in, garbage out

Synonyms

GIGO rubbish in, rubbish out

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