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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>KIBO</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../K.html" title="K"/><link rel="previous" href="kgbvax.html" title="kgbvax"/><link rel="next" href="kiboze.html" title="kiboze"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">KIBO</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="kgbvax.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">K</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="kiboze.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="KIBO"/><dt xmlns="" id="KIBO"><b>KIBO</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/ki:´boh/</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. [acronym] Knowledge In, Bullshit Out. A summary of what happens
whenever valid data is passed through an organization (or person) that
deliberately or accidentally disregards or ignores its significance.
Consider, for example, what an advertising campaign can do with a product's
actual specifications. Compare <a href="../G/GIGO.html"><i class="glossterm">GIGO</i></a>; see also
<a href="../S/SNAFU-principle.html"><i class="glossterm">SNAFU principle</i></a>.</p></dd><dd><p> 2. James Parry &lt;kibo@world.std.com&gt;, a Usenetter infamous for
various surrealist net.pranks and an uncanny, machine-assisted knack for
joining any thread in which his nom de guerre is mentioned. He has a
website at <a href="http://www.kibo.com/" target="_top">http://www.kibo.com/</a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="kgbvax.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../K.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="kiboze.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">kgbvax </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> kiboze</td></tr></table></div></body></html>