core dump

noun, Computers.
1.
a copy of main memory that is printed, displayed, or recorded on an output medium.
Also called memory dump.
Slang definitions & phrases for memory dump

core dump

verb phrase
  1. To empty out the central memory of a computer
  2. To explain oneself fully; say one's piece, esp in the mode of complaint: One of the semiconductor makers here went to see her manager the other day. Later she told a friend that she had ''core dumped'' on the boss (1980s+ Computers)

memory dump in Technology
programming, operating system, jargon
(Or "core dump") A file on hard disk (traditionally called "core") containing a copy of the contents of a process's memory, produced when a process is aborted by certain kinds of internal error or signal.
Debuggers like adb and gdb can load the dump file and display the information it contains about the state of the running program. This can be related to the program code, both object code and, in a source-level debugger, the source code. Information includes the contents of registers, the call stack and all other program data.
(2007-05-09)