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A '''database dump''' (also: '''SQL dump''') contains a record of the [[Table (database)|table]] structure and/or the data from a [[database]] and is usually in the form of a list of [[SQL]] statements. A database dump is most often used for [[backup|backing up]] a database so that its contents can be restored in the event of [[data loss]]. [[Data corruption|Corrupted]] databases can often be recovered by analysis of the dump. Database dumps are often published by [[free software]] and [[free content]] projects, to allow reuse or [[Fork (software development)|forking]] of the database.