Why is it der Dump?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Dump, so learn the two together: der Dump.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Copy or extract of the memory of a database or the like

[1] Kopie oder Auszug des Speicherinhaltes einer Datenbank oder dergleichen

Examples

[1] This dump can be printed out

[1] Diesen Dump kann man ausdrucken.
Grammar note

Sometimes the form "the dump", ie neutrum, is common

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Dump die Dumps
Genitiv des Dumps des Dumpes der Dumps
Dativ dem Dump den Dumps
Akkusativ den Dump die Dumps

Pronunciation

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