tombstone

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Synonyms: topstone, toadstone, tombstones, cobstone, tostone, jambstone

Antonyms: topstone, toadstone, tombstones, cobstone, tostone, jambstone

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Noun

{{senseid|en|grave marker}} A [[grave marker]], a [[stone]] [[slab]] or [[similar]] [[object]] [[marking]] a person's [[grave]].
{{lb|en|mathematics}} The symbol "{{m|mul|∎}}" marking the end of a [[proof]].
{{lb|en|computing|Microsoft Windows}} A [[marker]] that takes the place of [[delete]]d [[data]], allowing for [[replication]] of the deletion across servers etc.
{{lb|en|computing}} A [[crashdump]].
{{lb|en|cardiology}} An unusual [[morphological]] feature on an [[electrocardiogram]] [[indicative]] of [[acute]] [[myocardial infarction]], characterized by a [[massive]] [[ST elevation]].
{{lb|en|journalism}} A printed [[advertisement]] in a [[newspaper]] or [[magazine]], typically having [[unadorned]] [[centered]] text in black and white, enclosed in a simple box.
{{lb|en|art}} A museum [[plaque]] or [[caption]] displaying [[information]] about a work of art or exhibited object.
{{lb|en|slang|archaic}} A [[pawnbroker]]'s [[ticket]].

{{lb|en|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.
{{lb|en|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.
{{lb|en|transitive|computing|Microsoft Windows}} To replace (an [[object]] or [[data]]) with a tombstone marker.

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