Silo vs Hopper - What's the difference?
silo | hopper |
(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
(pejorative, informatics) A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
One who hops.
The immature form of a locust.
The larva of a cheese fly.
An artificial fishing lure.
A toilet.
* 2010 , Robert Hudson, Stories of an Unusual Life (page 250)
An escapement lever in a piano; a grasshopper.
A Sri Lankan food made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast.
(obsolete) The game of hopscotch.
As a noun silo
is silo.As a proper noun hopper is
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English
(wikipedia silo)Noun
(en noun)- 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.
- Our networking is organized in silos, and employees lose time manually transferring data.
Synonyms
* ensileSee also
* grain elevator * granaryAnagrams
* ----hopper
English
Noun
(en noun)- To catch a big fish, use a hopper that jumps across the pond surface.
- The fresh-water container for the house was above the ceiling directly over the toilet. One day, I was comfortably seated on the hopper minding my own business, when a large portion of the ceiling came crashing down
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