core dump

core dump

noun Computers.
a copy of main memory that is printed, displayed, or recorded on an output medium.
Also called memory dump.
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Core dump is always a great word to know.
So is secondary storage. Does it mean:
storage, as on disk or tape, supplemental to and slower than main storage, not under the direct control of the CPU and generally contained outside it
a link between two files, such as a spreadsheet and a document, such that a change in one effects a change in the other, a hyperlink
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core dump definition

programming, operating system, jargon
Common Iron Age jargon, preserved by Unix for a memory dump.
The term is also used for a complete account of a human's knowledge on some subject (also brain dump), especially in a lecture or answer to an exam question.
[Jargon File]
(2007-05-09)

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