core dump
     n : (computer science) dump of the contents of the chief
         registers in the CPU
Source: WordNet® 2.0

core dump n. [common {Iron Age} jargon, preserved by Unix] 1.
   [techspeak] A copy of the contents of {core}, produced when a process is
   aborted by certain kinds of internal error. 2. By extension, used for
   humans passing out, vomiting, or registering extreme shock. "He dumped
   core. All over the floor. What a mess." "He heard about X and dumped
   core." 3. Occasionally used for a human rambling on pointlessly at great
   length; esp. in apology: "Sorry, I dumped core on you". 4. A
   recapitulation of knowledge (compare {bits}, sense 1). Hence, spewing
   all one knows about a topic (syn. {brain dump}), esp. in a lecture or
   answer to an exam question. "Short, concise answers are better than core
   dumps" (from the instructions to an exam at Columbia). See {core}.


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