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Definition dump in American English

dump noun

[countable] noun
/dʌmp/
1

a place where large amounts of waste are taken, usually from a number of towns

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2

a place or building that is dirty or unpleasant

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3

a place where military equipment such as weapons are stored for a short period of time

Example

an ammunition dump

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4

the process of copying information stored inside a computer to another part of the same computer or onto something such as a disk

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Definition dump in American English