Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

core dump

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: core -dump
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The recorded state of the memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has terminated abnormally.

Example Sentences

"Certain signals cause a process to create a core dump and terminate (Table 20-1, page 396). A core dump is a file containing a memory image of the process at the time it terminated. (The term core derives from an old memory technology.)"

Etymology

From dumping the contents of the (now obsolete) core memory out to be read.

Inflected Forms

core dumps (plural)

Phrases

core memory info-dump

Frequently Paired Words

core memory info-dump

Synonyms

crash dump memory dump

Questions

What does core dump mean?: The recorded state of the memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has terminated abnormally.
Where does core dump come from?: From dumping the contents of the (now obsolete) core memory out to be read.

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