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dump core

dump core verb: to generate a core dump.

Verb

dump core (third-person singular simple present dumps core, present participle dumping core, simple past and past participle dumped core)

  1. (intransitive) To generate a core dump.
    • Traditionally, UNIX and UNIX-like systems have dumped core or provided a binary output of their state upon crashing.2007, Jon Masters, Richard Blum, Professional Linux programming
  2. (slang) To ramble pointlessly at length; especially used in apology
    • Sorry, I dumped core on you.
  3. (slang) To transfer a large quantity of information or knowledge from one person to another, particularly subjects of a technical nature; to lecture
    • Jack dumped core on how to operate the server before he left on holiday.

Forms of dump core

third-person singular presentdumps core
present participledumping core
past participledumped core
pastdumped core

Questions about dump core

What does dump core mean?
Dump core means to generate a core dump.
What part of speech is dump core?
Dump core is a verb.
What is the past tense of dump core?
The past tense of dump core is dumped core.

Words near dump core in the dictionary

  1. dump bins
  2. dump cake
  3. dump cakes
  4. dump cart
  5. dump carts
  6. dump core
  7. dump dinner
  8. dump dinners
  9. dump job
  10. dump jobs
  11. dump months

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