infodump
noun[CorU]
(alsoinfo dump,info-dump)uk/ˈɪn.fəʊˌdʌmp/us/ˈɪn.foʊˌdʌmp/thepracticeof giving too muchinformationat the sametime, or apieceof writing that does this:
"Thepieceis amassive, unenlightening info-dump,containingparagraphafterparagraphof brain-bendingdetail.
Anywritermustbalanceinfodump withtellingthereadertoo little.
- I don't like it whenauthorslaunchintoinfodumps.
- Rewriting toremovethe infodump is oftenappropriate.
- Granted, everystoryneedsinfodumpsattimesbut a lot of newwritersdo it withnearlyeverybreath.
Information and messages
- advertisement
- aide-mémoire
- ammunition
- basics
- dope
- fascia
- info
- infodemic
- infographic
- information
- informational
- memorandum
- poop
- radiogram
- readout
- relabel
- repost
- shingle
- the bare bones
- the real deal