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caveat emptor	Used as a warning to anyone buying something that there might be unforeseen problems or faults with what is bought.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
caveat emptor	A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of the house.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
caveat lector	Reader beware.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
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: (2.33 / 3 votes)
IANA	Initialism of I am not a, a caveat used by lay people to distinguish themselves from professionals on a subject.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)