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info-dump

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large volume of data supplied at the same time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A long section in a work of fiction that reveals often tedious expository information through the voice of the narrator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing

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Synonyms: expository lump

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To speak expositorily and at length regarding one's knowledge about a subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, intransitive, slang

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History

Etymology

Compound of info + dump.