drill out

verb

To switch from a database or other data source to another.

“You're looking at recent data, but you can drill out to the archives too.”

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Meanings

verbdrill out (third-person singular simple present drills out, present participle drilling out, simple past and past participle drilled out)

present singular third person drills out · participle present drilling out · participle past drilled out · past drilled out

  1. intransitivecomputingTo switch from a database or other data source to another.

    You're looking at recent data, but you can drill out to the archives too.

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APA

drill out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drill%20out

MLA

“drill out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drill%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drill out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drill%20out.

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