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[dump] DUMP generally refers to a place for disposal of solid waste, a rubbish
dump, or landfill. The word has other uses alone or in combination, and may
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** Arts, entertainment, and media
- Dump (band) , an alias for the solo recordings of James McNew
- Dump, tape delay (broadcasting)
- Dump months , times when, due to limited box office potential, new movies are generally perceived as being of low quality and limited appeal
** Computing and technology
- Dump (Unix) , a Unix program for backing up file systems
- Core dump , inaccurately but consistently referred to as a core dump in Unix-like systems, the recorded state of the working memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has terminated abnormally (crashed)
- Database dump , a record of the table structure and/or the data from a database
- ROM dump or ROM image , a record of the data in a ROM, EEPROM, or MCU
** Other uses
- Dump, Belize , a village in Toledo District, Belize
- The Dump (saloon) , a popular saloon and dive bar in New York City during the early to middle 19th century
- Dump (coin) , used with the Holey dollar in Australia and Prince Edward Island
- Ammunition dump , military stores of ammunition
- Deoxyuridine monophosphate , or dUMP
- Dump cake , a dessert
- Dump job , a term for criminal disposal of a corpse
- Dump truck , with tippable bed
- Dump valve , used to release pressure, e.g. in turbochargers or diving suits
- Dump, slang for unilateral break up of a personal relationship
- Take a dump, slang for a bowel movement
** See also
- Litter , waste disposed of improperly
- Double dump valve , in material handling
- Dumper (disambiguation)
- Dumping (disambiguation)
- _Dumped_ , a British reality television programme
- Midden , historically a dump for domestic waste
[disambiguation]