"core dump" meaning in English

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Noun

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)
    Sense id: en-core_dump-en-noun-Bs9QV7UD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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