garbage in, garbage out

== English == === Proverb === garbage in, garbage out (computing, information technology, translation studies) If input data are not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and useless. If the input is junk, then the output is junk. 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"—garbage in, garbage out—is as valid in architectural design as in any other computer-aided activity. ==== Usage notes ==== Even though the word garbage is chiefly American English, garbage in, garbage out may also be used in British English. ==== Synonyms ==== GIGO rubbish in, rubbish out (UK) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ask a silly question, get a silly answer