What (who) is Kibo - definition

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KIBO; Kibō; Kibo (disambiguation)

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 <kibo@world.std.com>, 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)

Kibō (ISS module)

JAPANESE MODULE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Kibō laboratory; Kibo laboratory; Kibo module; Japanese Remote Manipulator System; きぼう; Japanese Pressurised Module; JEM-PM; Kibo Experiment Module; Japanese Experiment Module; Japanese Experimental Module; Kibo (ISS module)

The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), nicknamed , is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station (ISS) developed by JAXA. It is the largest single ISS module, and is attached to the Harmony module.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibō_(ISS_module)

kiboze

AMERICAN USENETTER

Kiboze; Kibology; Kibologist; Kibonia; Alt.religion.kibology; Kibozo; James "Kibo" Parry; Kibologists; Interröbang Cartel; Interrobang Cartel; Interroebang Cartel; Kibo (Usenet); Parry, James

[Usenet] To grep the Usenet news for a string, especially with the intention of posting a follow-up. This activity was popularised by Kibo.

Wikipedia

Kibo

Kibo may refer to:

Kibō (ISS module), Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), component of the International Space Station
Kibo, a volcanic cone forming the main summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
An alias of James Parry, who as "Kibo" became a cult figure on Usenet in the early 1990s for posting numerous humorous messages
Kibo (spider), a genus of jumping spiders
Kibō no Tō, a political party in Japan
Board game record

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibo

Examples of use of Kibo

1. "It‘s the first step for our Kibo construction," he said.

2. Endeavour also delivered the first segment of Japan‘s Kibo lab, a 14–foot–long storage compartment.

3. Later in the day, Mission Control informed Kelly that Kibo was looking more like a lab.

4. Preliminary design work for Kibo (pronounced KEE‘–boh) began in 1''0.

5. That‘s when full–scale science operations are expected to begin inside Kibo.