The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
KIBO
/ki:?boh/
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 GIGO; see also SNAFU principle.
2. James Parry , 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
http://www.kibo.com/.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
KIBO
/ki:'boh/ 1. [acronym] Knowledge In, Bullshit Out. A summary
of what happens whenever valid data is passed through an
organisation (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 GIGO; see also SNAFU
principle.
2. James Parry , 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.
(http://kibo.com/).
[Jargon File]
(2003-05-20)