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drilldown

/ˈdrɪl(ˌ)daʊn/

drilldown noun: the action of drilling down, or examining something at a higher level of detail.

Noun

drilldown (uncountable)

  1. The action of drilling down, or examining something at a higher level of detail.
    • I developed KPIs and drilldown KPIs for various functions and assisted in designing and developing interactive Dashboards with dynamic charts.2015, Prachi Kariya, “Improving Efficiency of Hospitals and Healthcare Centres”, in arXiv

Origin of drilldown

From drill + down.

Questions about drilldown

What does drilldown mean?
Drilldown means the action of drilling down, or examining something at a higher level of detail.
What part of speech is drilldown?
Drilldown is a noun.
How do you pronounce drilldown?
Drilldown is pronounced /ˈdrɪl(ˌ)daʊn/.

Words near drilldown in the dictionary

  1. drillbits
  2. drillcore
  3. drillcores
  4. drilldo
  5. drilldos
  6. drilldown
  7. drilled
  8. drilled down
  9. drilled in
  10. drilled out
  11. drilled through

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