Dumping may refer to:
Computing 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 Dumping (pricing policy), in international trade, the pricing of a product below its cost of production Social dumping, using transitory labour to save costs SUTA dumping, the avoidance of paying unemployment insurance taxes
Waste management 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 Fuel dumping, used to lighten the aircraft's weight and flammability in certain emergency situations
Mathematics Equivalent dumping coefficient, used in the calculation of the energy dispersed when a building moves
Medicine Gastric dumping syndrome, when intestines fill too quickly with undigested food from the stomach Homeless dumping, medical workers releasing homeless patients on the streets Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, a 1986 act of the U.S. Congress to prevent "patient dumping" or the refusal to treat people because of inability to pay
Other uses Breakup, in which one romantic partner may be said to be "dumping" the other Defecation, the final act of digestion Dumpin', a 1999 album by hip-hop group Psychopathic Rydas Dumping, deliberately playing poorly; see Glossary of contract bridge terms#D
See also Dump (disambiguation) Litter Dumper (disambiguation) Damper (disambiguation) Damping (music) Dumpling (cuisine)