Infodumping is the action of supplying a large amount of information at once. The term was first used in 1978 in the Proceedings of the Southeastcon Region 3 Conference 353.[1]
Over time, the term was adopted in thecontext of literature (particularly withinscience fiction[2]) as well as by theautistic community.[3] In the latter, "infodumping" is understood as one element of autistic expression, particularly as it relates to theirtopics of interest.[4][5][6] Infodumping is also associated withattention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.[7]