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noun
The recorded state of the memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has terminated abnormally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
(computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dump
History
From dumping the contents of the (now obsolete) core memory out to be read.
Across languages
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