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data dump

data dump is the ellipsis of database dump.

Meaning of database dump

Noun

database dump (plural database dumps)

  1. The act of exporting the contents and structure of an entire database into a single file to create a backup or migrate to a new system.
  2. Stolen information published by hackers or malicious actors (such as user credentials, emails, or intellectual property), publicly on the internet.
  3. The action of passing a massive amount of information, instructions, or project details to someone all at once.

Verb

data dump (third-person singular simple present data dumps, present participle data dumping, simple past and past participle data dumped)

  1. To bulk transfer or release of a large amount of raw information from one database, system, or person to another; see database dump.

Forms of data dump

Noun
pluraldata dumps
Verb
third-person singular presentdata dumps
present participledata dumping
past participledata dumped
pastdata dumped

Questions about data dump

What does data dump mean?
Data dump means to bulk transfer or release of a large amount of raw information from one database, system, or person to another; see database dump.
What is data dump the ellipsis of?
Data dump is the ellipsis of database dump.
What part of speech is data dump?
Data dump is a verb.
What is the past tense of data dump?
The past tense of data dump is data dumped.

Words near data dump in the dictionary

  1. data division
  2. data divisions
  3. data domain
  4. data domains
  5. data dredging
  6. data dump
  7. data dumping
  8. data DVD
  9. data element
  10. data elements
  11. data engineer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: data dump (page history and authors); database dump (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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