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dumping core

dumping core is the present participle and gerund of dump core.

Meaning of dump core

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.

Questions about dumping core

What is dumping core the present participle and gerund of?
Dumping core is the present participle and gerund of dump core.

Words near dumping core in the dictionary

  1. dumpiest
  2. dumpily
  3. dumpiness
  4. dumping
  5. dumping and burning
  6. dumping core
  7. dumping day
  8. dumping ground
  9. dumping grounds
  10. dumping on
  11. dumping one's load

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