Definition of Stovepiping

1. Noun. 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.

Generic synonyms: Retrieval

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stovepiping

stovaine
stovaines
stove
stove bolt
stove poker
stoved
stovehouse
stovehouses
stoveless
stovelike
stovepipe
stovepipe hat
stovepipe iron
stovepiped
stovepipes
stovepiping (current term)
stover
stovers
stoves
stoveside
stovetop
stovetops
stovies
stoving
stovings
stow
stow away
stowable
stowage
stowages

Literary usage of Stovepiping

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Telecommunications Challenge: Changing Technologies and Evolving by Charles W. Wessner (2006)
"... "The End of stovepiping" William J. Raduchel Ruckus Network Dr. Raduchel recalled that he had joined the STEP Board around the time of the first of the ..."

2. Enhancing Productivity Growth in the Information Age by Dale Weldeau Jorgenson, Charles W. Wessner (2007)
"The end of "stovepiping" also poses new challenges for consumers.98 Consumers ... 9*stovepiping refers to the retrieval of information from unconnected ..."

3. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"10.3.3.2 Structure of Educational Programs stovepiping is also reflected in the ... stovepiping refers to the tendency of individual disciplines to have ..."

4. Government of the Future by Edwin Lau (2000)
"Delegates warned against the dangers of "stovepiping" in which agencies develop ... The dangers of stovepiping include the duplication of effort and ..."

5. Defense Management: Impediments Jeopardize Logistics Corporate Information by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Because of this isolation, or "stovepiping," CIM improvements made in one business area can duplicate or conflict with those made in another business area ..."

6. Globalization of Materials R&d: Time for a National Strategy by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"... of synergistic needs across the military services and the homeland-defense services, helping reduce further any stovepiping of R&D within DOD. ..."

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