KIBO

/ki:'boh/ 1. [acronym] Knowledge In, Bullshit Out. A summary

of what happens whenever valid data is passed through an

organisation (or person) that deliberately or accidentally

disregards or ignores its significance. Consider, for

example, what an advertising campaign can do with a product's

actual specifications. Compare GIGO; see also SNAFUprinciple.

2. James Parry [email protected], a Usenetter infamous

for various surrealist net.pranks and an uncanny,

machine-assisted knack for joining any thread in which his nom

de guerre is mentioned.

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(2003-05-20)