gigo
/ˈɡɪɡoʊ/
noun
- An acronym for 'Garbage In, Garbage Out,' meaning that the quality of output depends on the quality of input, especially in computing and data analysis.
- The scientist explained that GIGO applies to any system that processes information.
- When the spreadsheet gave nonsense answers, the manager blamed it on GIGO.
- Remember GIGO: if you enter bad data into the program, you'll get bad results.