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Noun: stovepiping  'stowv,pI-ping
  1. 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

Type of: retrieval

Encyclopedia: Stovepiping