CORE DUMP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("core dump" is a kind of...):

dump ((computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

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