"info-dump" meaning in All languages combined

See info-dump on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: info-dumps [plural]
Etymology: Compound of info + dump. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|info|dump}} Compound of info + dump Head templates: {{en-noun}} info-dump (plural info-dumps)
  1. (chiefly computing) A large volume of data supplied at the same time. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-info-dump-en-noun-AICTCviS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 30 4 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 27 6 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 29 3 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (literature) A long section in a work of fiction that reveals often tedious expository information through the voice of the narrator. Categories (topical): Literature, Narratology Synonyms: expository lump
    Sense id: en-info-dump-en-noun-kXYy7Yho Disambiguation of Narratology: 31 49 6 14 Topics: literature, media, publishing
  3. An act of sharing a large amount of information on a subject one is interested in, particularly as an activity by or among autistic people.
    Sense id: en-info-dump-en-noun-KsLx0Rbz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: infodump Related terms: copypasta, core dump, screen dump, wall of text

Verb [English]

Forms: info-dumps [present, singular, third-person], info-dumping [participle, present], info-dumped [participle, past], info-dumped [past]
Etymology: Compound of info + dump. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|info|dump}} Compound of info + dump Head templates: {{en-verb}} info-dump (third-person singular simple present info-dumps, present participle info-dumping, simple past and past participle info-dumped)
  1. (informal, slang, intransitive) To speak expositorily and at length regarding one's knowledge about a subject. Tags: informal, intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-info-dump-en-verb-uziUvpqx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: infodump

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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