- put into or preserved in a silo, a tall, cylindrical structure for storing grain, animal feed, etc.: After the siloed feed had cured and settled, we found that we had 81 tons.
- (of a group, unit, enterprise, etc.) separated or isolated from others, and typically viewed as not deriving the benefits of interrelationships or collaboration: Our coalition seeks to develop partnerships across the traditionally siloed sectors of criminal justice, healthcare, and social services.
- relating to or being data in a repository that is inaccessible to other systems, subsystems, or applications: The shift from siloed data to cloud storage opens up greater possibilities for sharing data across a wide range of stakeholders and researchers.
- (of a ballistic missile and its firing equipment) placed or stored in a specially designed underground installation made of concrete and steel: Hope for survival was based on striking first and thereby gaining an advantage by reducing the enemy’s siloed missiles.
- the simple past tense and past participle of silo.
