When a person provides an excessive amount of information to a group of stakeholders, without prioritizing the information in a relevant or concise way. This can happen during meetings, presentations, emails, or other forms of communication.
Example: During the meeting, the VP gave a one hour information dump that left employees feeling confused and overwhelmed. The employees were unable to remember the key takeaways of the presentation and were unsure of what action to take.
Variations: information dump
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(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
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Date: 01/20/2025
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Info Dump." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1808. Accessed 01/20/2025.