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Meaning of dump

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

dump

Pronunciation:/dʌmp/

noun

Definitions

  1. A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.

    Example: A toxic waste dump.

  2. A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.

  3. That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.

  4. An act of dumping, or its result.

    Example: The new XML dump is coming soon.

verb

Definitions

  1. To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.

  2. To discard; to get rid of something one does not want anymore.

  3. To sell below cost or very cheaply; to engage in dumping.

  4. To copy data from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.