tombstone

IPA: tˈumstoʊn

A headstone marking a person's grave.
(mathematics) The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.
(computing, Microsoft Windows) A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.
(computing) A crashdump.
(cardiology) An unusual morphological feature on an electrocardiogram indicative of acute myocardial infarction, characterized by a massive ST elevation.
(journalism) A printed advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, typically having unadorned centered text in black and white, enclosed in a simple box.
(art) A museum plaque or caption displaying information about a work of art or exhibited object.
A city in southeastern Arizona.

(UK, intransitive) 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.
(surfing) 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.
(transitive, computing, Microsoft Windows) To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker.

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