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Dumping

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Dumping may refer to:

Computing

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  • Recording the contents of memory after application or operating system failure, or by operator request, in a core dump for use in subsequent problem analysis
  • Filesystem dump, strict data cloning used in backing up
  • Database dump or SQL dump, a record of the data from a database, usually in the form of a list of SQL statements

Economics

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Waste management

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  • Environmental dumping, the shipping of waste to a country with lax environmental laws
  • Ocean dumping, the deliberate disposal of waste at sea
  • Illegal Dumping, the act of illegally dumping material instead of using an authorized method of collecting waste

Aircraft technology

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  • Fuel dumping, used to lighten the aircraft's weight and flammability in certain emergency situations

Mathematics

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Medicine

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Other uses

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See also

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