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The BS Dictionary
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The BS Dictionary

by Bob Wiltfong, Tim Ito
April 2020
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
340 pages
8h 38m
English
Association for Talent Development
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data dump n. 1. A large amount of information transferred from one system or location to another. 2. The act of handing over a bunch of unedited research.

BS Definition: Giving your bosses volumes of completely useless information and hoping they see it as a sign that you’ve been working hard.

Origin: Originally believed to have been derived from database dump, this term has been used to describe the downloading of information from a database, typically an overwhelming amount. Computerized databases started to appear in U.S. companies in the ...

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ISBN: 9781950496174