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  2. Garbage in, garbage out - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) is the concept that flawed, biased or poor quality ("garbage") information or input produces a result or output of similar ("garbage") quality. The adage points to the need to improve data quality in, for example, programming. Rubbish in, rubbish out (RIRO) is an alternate wording. [1] [2] [3]

  3. Proverb - Wikipedia

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    In both of them the meaning does not immediately follow from the phrase. The difference is that an idiomatic phrase involves figurative language in its components, while in a proverbial phrase the figurative meaning is the extension of its literal meaning. Some experts classify proverbs and proverbial phrases as types of idioms. [31]

  4. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:

  5. Biden rushes to clarify 'garbage' comment Trump says was ...

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    Several news organizations cited the same quote but without the apostrophe amid criticism that Biden had appeared to direct his garbage comment at Trump supporters more broadly. Biden also sought ...

  6. Talk:Garbage in, garbage out/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    Garbage In, Garbage OutGarbage in, garbage out – Like other WP articles on common phrases: per WP:CAPS ("Wikipedia avoids unnecessary capitalization") and WP:TITLE , this is a generic, common term, not a propriety or commercial term, so the article title should be downcased.

  7. Did Biden mean to call Trump supporters 'garbage,' or just ...

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    Biden's team also offered a different transcript that suggested the quote was "supporter's," not "supporters," as in, "The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter's" — which they ...

  8. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    Hindi - The common phrases are (1) सूरज पश्चिम से उगा है ("sun has risen from the west") and (2) बिन मौसम की बरसात ("when it rains when it's not the season to rain"). The second one is also used to denote something unexpected/untimely as much as improbable.

  9. Quotation - Wikipedia

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    A quotation or quote is the repetition of a sentence, phrase, or passage from speech or text that someone has said or written. [1] In oral speech, it is the representation of an utterance (i.e. of something that a speaker actually said) that is introduced by a quotative marker, such as a verb of saying.