STOVEPIPED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stovepiped mean? 

• STOVEPIPED (adjective)
  The adjective STOVEPIPED has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to data stored in separate databases

  Familiarity information: STOVEPIPED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOVEPIPED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to data stored in separate databases

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

stovepiped information

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Pertainym:

stovepiping (retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers)