Dump
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Dump generally refers to a place for disposal of domestic waste
. See articles at midden
and landfill
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Waste
Waste is unwanted or useless materials. In biology, waste is any of the many unwanted substances or toxins that are expelled from living organisms, metabolic waste; such as urea, sweat or feces. Litter is waste which has been disposed of improperly...
. See articles at midden
Midden
A midden, is an old dump for domestic waste which may consist of animal bone, human excrement, botanical material, vermin, shells, sherds, lithics , and other artifacts and ecofacts associated with past human occupation...
and landfill
Landfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
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Other uses
The word has other uses alone or in combination and may refer to:- Dump (program)Dump (program)dump is a Unix program used to back up file systems. It operates on blocks, below filesystem abstractions such as files and directories. Dump can back up a file system to a tape or another disk...
, a Unix program for backing up file systems - Dump (band)Dump (band)Dump is a vehicle for releasing the four-track home recordings of Yo La Tengo bassist James McNew. His recordings occasionally feature guest performers such as Sue Garner and Fontaine Toups...
, an alias for the solo recordings of James McNew - The DumpThe DumpThe Dump is a blog initiated in 2006 by the new media artist Maurice Benayoun, about undone art projects.This blog was probably the first to become a doctorate thesis in art by itself: Artistic Intentions at Work, Hypothesis for Committing Art Université Pantheon Sorbonne This PhD was directed by...
, a blog by Maurice BenayounMaurice BenayounMaurice Benayoun is a French pioneer new-media artist and theorist based in Paris. His work employs various media, including video, immersive virtual reality, the Web, wireless technology, performance, large-scale urban art installations and interactive exhibitions.-Biography:Born in Mascara,...
about undone art projects, that became a doctorate thesis in art (Artistic Intentions at Work, Hypothesis for Committing Art 2008) - Ammunition dumpAmmunition dumpAn ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, bomb dump, ammunition supply point or ammo dump, is a military storage facility for live ammunition and explosives....
, military stores of ammunition - Database dumpDatabase dumpA database dump contains a record of the table structure and/or the data from a database and is usually in the form of a list of SQL statements. A database dump is most often used for backing up a database so that its contents can be restored in the event of data loss. Corrupted databases can often...
, a record of the table structure and/or the data from a database- For information on obtaining the Wikipedia database, see Wikipedia:Database download.
- ROM dump or ROM imageROM imageA ROM image, or ROM file, is a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip, often from a video game cartridge, a computer's firmware, or from an arcade game's main board...
, a record of the data in a ROM, EEPROM, or MCU - Core dumpCore dumpIn computing, a core dump consists of the recorded state of the working memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has terminated abnormally...
, the recorded state of the working memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has terminated abnormally (crashed) - Deoxyuridine monophosphateDeoxyuridine monophosphateDeoxyuridine monophosphate is a deoxynucleotide.It is an intermediate in the metabolism of deoxyribonucleotides.-See also:* uridine monophosphate* DCMP deaminase...
, or dUMP - Holey dollarHoley dollarHoley dollar is the name given to coins used in the early history of two British settlements: Prince Edward Island and New South Wales. The middle was punched out of Spanish dollars, creating two parts: a small coin, known as a "dump" in Australia, and a "holey dollar".-Prince Edward Island :From...
(early coin of New South Wales known as a dump) - Ocean dumping
- Relationship breakupRelationship breakupA relationship breakup, often referred to simply as a breakup, is the termination of a usually intimate relationship by any means other than death. The act is commonly termed "dumping [someone]" in slang when it is initiated by one partner...
- Tape delay (broadcasting)