Dump
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Template:Wiktionary Dump can mean:
- A landfill (usually a less formal and well-contained one).
- A place for storing a large amount of material (such as an ammunition dump).
- In computing, an operation that happens to data, often for debugging or recovery. Eg memory dump or database dump.
- Dump is a Unix program for backing up file systems.
- Recently, the word "Dump" has been used for stolen credit card identities. Internet hackers who have stolen credit card data are selling the data in underground markets with captions like "Dumps for sale". The price varies according to the data available and balance available. Dumps with a balance more than $100 are priced around $50. Premium is usually demanded if info like passwords and mother's maiden names are available.
- The Dump was one of the earliest sites for "dumped" Sega Genesis ROM images.
- "Dump" is also be a way of referring to human feces, or the act of generating said feces (i.e. "taking a dump").