"core dump" meaning in All languages combined

See core dump on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: core dumps [plural]
Etymology: From dumping the contents of the (now obsolete) core memory out to be read. Head templates: {{en-noun}} core dump (plural core dumps)
  1. (computing) The recorded state of the memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has terminated abnormally. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: memory dump Related terms: core memory, info-dump Translations (recorded state of memory): nekropsio (Esperanto), volcado de memoria [masculine] (Spanish)

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