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Tombstone

/tuːmstoʊn/

A headstone marking a person's grave.

📖 Definitions of "Tombstone"

noun
  1. 1

    A headstone marking a person's grave.

  2. 2

    The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.

  3. 3

    A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.

  4. 4

    A crashdump.

verb
  1. 1

    To take part in tombstoning: to jump into the sea, etc. from a cliff or other high point so as to enter the water vertically straight.

  2. 2

    For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.

  3. 3

    To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker.

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