siloed
adjective
si·loed
ˈsī-(ˌ)lōd 
: kept in isolation in a way that hinders communication and cooperation : separated or isolated in a silo (see silo entry 1 sense 3)
This diversity of perspectives can lead to the fusion of ideas, sparking innovation that may not have emerged within siloed teams.—
Kate Vitasek
Kate VitasekOccupy Wall Street brought previously siloed issues under a big tent and sowed the seeds of revolutionary change that have yet to bear fruit.—Nick Espinosa
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One academic discipline working independently is too siloed, and humans alone can’t handle the scale.
—Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
As a result, 76% are now using open source licensing for observability, such as OpenTelemetry or Prometheus, to make siloed testing obsolete.
—Mudit Singh, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Instead of being siloed on a separate campus, that support would be offered directly to students in mainstream classrooms across all subjects.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
That’s true today, but those layers exist because data is currently siloed across legacy apps.
—Zach Lloyd, Fortune, 13 May 2026
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Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
As a result, 76% are now using open source licensing for observability, such as OpenTelemetry or Prometheus, to make siloed testing obsolete.
—Mudit Singh, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Instead of being siloed on a separate campus, that support would be offered directly to students in mainstream classrooms across all subjects.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
That’s true today, but those layers exist because data is currently siloed across legacy apps.
—Zach Lloyd, Fortune, 13 May 2026
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“Siloed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siloed. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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