tombstone

== English == === Alternative forms === tomb-stone (archaic) === Etymology === From tomb +‎ stone. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtuːmstəʊn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtuːmstoʊn/ Rhymes: -uːmstəʊn === Noun === tombstone (plural tombstones) A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave. Synonyms: headstone, gravestone, grave marker (mathematics) The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof. Synonym: halmos (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. (slang, archaic) A pawnbroker's ticket. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== through-stone === Verb === tombstone (third-person singular simple present tombstones, present participle tombstoning, simple past and past participle tombstoned) (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. 2005, Bruce Jenkins, Surfer magazine, (referring to Kelly Slater) [1]: Before the contest even started, Slater went down hard in a warmup session. He took a two-wave hold-down in the semifinals, his board tombstoning eerily for all to see, […] (transitive, computing, Microsoft Windows) To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker. === References === (pawnbroker's ticket): John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary === Further reading === tombstone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Tombstone (programming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia