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dump core en · VERB
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Meanings
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(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:
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(slang) To ramble pointlessly at length; especially used in apology
Sorry, I dumped core on you.
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(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.
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brain dump