| NOUN | process | stovepiping | retrieval of information from unconnected databases |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Broader | retrieval | (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory |
| Adjectives | stovepiped | of or relating to data stored in separate databases |