"block dump" meaning in English

See block dump in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: block dumps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} block dump (plural block dumps)
  1. (computing) An image that contains the sectors read from an original floppy disk or optical disc. Categories (topical): Computing

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