silo

noun (plural silos)

• 1a tower or pit on a farm used to store grain.
• a pit or other airtight structure in which green crops are compressed and stored as silage.

• 2an underground chamber in which a guided missile is kept ready for firing.

• 3a system, process, department, etc. that operates in isolation from others:it’s vital that team members step out of their silos and start working together [as modifier]:we have made significant strides in breaking down that silo mentality

verb (siloes, siloing, siloed)

• isolate (one system, process, department, etc.) from others:most companies have expensive IT systems they have developed over the years, but they are siloed why are so many companies still siloing their SEO and social media marketing? (as adjective siloed)managers have been told to break down the walls between siloed applications