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Silo vs Cask - What's the difference?

silo | cask |

As nouns the difference between silo and cask

is that silo is silo while cask is a large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.

As a verb cask is

to put into a cask.

silo

English

(wikipedia silo)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (agriculture) A vertical building, usually circular, used for the storage of grain.
  • (military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
  • (pejorative, management) An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
  • * 2006 , Albert J. Mills, Jean C. Helms Mills, John Bratton, Organizational Behaviour in a Global Context , Page 116
    • A silo is created when members in one department or function do not interact with those in another department, even though there might be operational benefits to the interaction.
  • (pejorative, informatics) A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
    • Our networking is organized in silos, and employees lose time manually transferring data.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To store in a silo.

    • Synonyms

    * ensile

    See also

    * grain elevator * granary

    Anagrams

    * ----

    cask

    English

    (wikipedia cask)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.
  • (obsolete) A casket; a small box for jewels.
  • * 1593 , , III. ii. 409:
    • A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.

    Derived terms

    * cask beer

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put into a cask.

    • Anagrams

    * *