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garbage in, garbage out(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"Rate it:

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gather upto gather, assemble or collect, usually into a groupRate it:

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genie is out of the bottleSomething has been brought into reality that cannot be eliminated or undone.Rate it:

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genus universum in species certas partiri et dividere (Or. 33. 117)to analyse a general division into its specific parts.Rate it:

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get a word in edgewiseTo break into or participate in a conversation.Rate it:

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get afterTo move into action in pursuit of something.Rate it:

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get afterTo move into action in attempt to catch or defeat another.Rate it:

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get afterTo attempt to convince another to move into action.Rate it:

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get amongst itTo throw oneself into doing something, especially a leisure activity or something physical.Rate it:

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get inTo get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.Rate it:

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get intoTo reach into an object.Rate it:

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get intoTo move into an object, such that one ends up inside it.Rate it:

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get intoTo become involved in a discussion, issue, or activity.Rate it:

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get intoTo enter an unfavourable state.Rate it:

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get intoTo cause to behave uncharacteristically; to possess.Rate it:

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get into one's strideTo become familiar with something recently learnt.Rate it:

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get into someone's pantsTo have sex with.Rate it:

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Get Into the Swing of ThingsTo get familiar of daily activitiesRate it:

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get into the wrong handsTo fall into the wrong hands.Rate it:

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get into troubledo something wrong; get into a bad situation; get reprimanded; have consequencesRate it:

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get into troubleTo perform an action which is illegal, prohibited, forbidden or proscribed and to become subject to punishment for such action.Rate it:

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get it into one's headimagineRate it:

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get one's claws intoHave a controlling influence over.Rate it:

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get one's tits in a wringerTo get into troubleRate it:

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get out of someone's hairTo manipulate somebody into quit pestering somebody else.Rate it:

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get round toAlternative form of get around toRate it:

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get stuck intoGet busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.Rate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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give birthTo produce new life into the world; to have a baby. Transitive when used with to.Rate it:

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give intoto give in to.Rate it:

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go awryOf a situation, to fall apart or unravel; to fall into disorderRate it:

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go back to square onerevert to the beginning and start all over againRate it:

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go intoUsed other than as an idiom: go into; to enter.Rate it:

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go intoTo get involved in.Rate it:

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go into one's shellTo hide or retreat; to act defensivelyRate it:

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go into one's shellTo act defensively.Rate it:

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go off at scoreOf a horse, to break suddenly into a gallop; of a person, suddenly to say or do something impetuous.Rate it:

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go off on oneTo launch into an animated diatribe, or passionate description or explanation of something.Rate it:

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go roundTo be sufficient, be enoughRate it:

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go roundTo go to another person's home.Rate it:

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go roundTo pass, go to the other side of somethingRate it:

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go roundTo rotateRate it:

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go roundTo physically swirl or rotate.Rate it:

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go round in circlesTo repeatedly do the same thing; without making any progress.Rate it:

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go to groundTo escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.Rate it:

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go to seedTo deteriorate; to decline into an unkempt or debased condition.Rate it:

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go to town onTo devour or consume; to enthusiastically or assiduously work on; to tear into.Rate it:

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go underTo descend into a body of water; to founder.Rate it:

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gone to the dogsTo have fallen into disrepair or ruin; to have been stagnant or depreciated.Rate it:

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gong showAn event that was a disaster, often in a way that is fun or memorable. (e.g. "Last night, we all went drinking, and the whole thing turned into a total gong show.") Or, an initially serious event that went completely out of control (e.g. "That biology class was a gong show")Rate it:

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