This meaning refers to a cylindrical or tower-like agricultural structure used for bulk storage.
The farmer stored corn in the silo.
The old concrete silo stands beside the barn.
This military meaning refers to a reinforced underground chamber for protecting and launching strategic missiles.
The missile remained inside its silo.
The facility contains several underground silos.
This figurative business and technology meaning refers to a unit that remains separated from others and limits communication or data sharing.
The departments operated in separate silos.
Data silos made cooperation difficult.
As a verb, silo means separating people, processes, or information so they cannot interact effectively.
The old structure siloed each department.
The software siloed customer data by region.
