siloed

American  

[sahy-lohd] / ˈsaɪ loʊd /

adjective

1. 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.

2. (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.

3. Computers. 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.

4. Military. (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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of silo.

Etymology

Origin of siloed

First recorded in 1880–85; 2000–05 siloed for def. 3; 1980–85 siloed for def. 4; silo ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; silo ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Perplexity said it keeps health chats siloed from general conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Moskowitz called this view “overly reductive,” arguing that Palantir competes at the operational layer instead of the model layer by organizing siloed enterprise data and embedding AI into workflows.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

"She was just going to continue to do what she was doing, and take money from people because people were siloed right, they didn't know what was going on."

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

We live in a siloed society of specialists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

When the refuse has been siloed for eight months, and 12 per cent. of the animal's weight is used, there will follow a slight daily increase in weight.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various