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garbage (iou)



garbage noun. LME.
[Anglo-Norman, of unkn. origin.]
The offal of an animal used as food. LME-M19.
A mixture of straw etc. used as horse-feed. E16-E17.
Rubbish, filth; domestic waste, household refuse. L16.
N. Pevsner Antediluvian dust-carts scattering more garbage than they collect.
fig. Anything worthless; spec. worthless literary matter. L16.
P. Carey A lot of sentimental garbage was spoken on the subject.
b. Computing. Incorrect or inappropriate input; data that is useless or no longer required. M20.
garbage in, garbage out Computing incorrect or poor quality input will always produce faulty output (cf. GIGO s.v. G, G).
Comb.: garbage can N. Amer. a dustbin; garbage collection (a) N. Amer. the removal of household refuse; (b) Computing the removal from a memory of useless or unnecessary information; garbage disposal unit, garbage disposer a waste disposal unit.