core dump
Program death record
A core dump is a file containing the recorded state of a computer program's memory at a specific moment, typically when the program crashes.
Developers use core dumps to diagnose what went wrong.
Figuratively, a core dump is an exhaustive, unfiltered information transfer: She did a complete core dump about her weekend, Let me do a brain core dump before I forget.
OS core fatal error
- system failureComplete breakdown of operations
- blue screenFatal system error display
- haltComplete sudden stop
- freezeBecome solid from cold
hang · abort · fatal error · program crash · stack overflow · infinite loop · deadlock · crash report
Automated activity transcript
- tombstoneMemorial stone at grave
- system logRecord of computer operations
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- failure analysisStudy of why something broke
reproducibility · bug report · postmortem · triage · severity
Jumbled collection of items
- stackItems piled vertically
- RAMTemporary data storage hardware
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- registersRecords officially
snapshot · allocation · pointer · segment · virtual memory · memory leak · dangling pointer · out-of-bounds
Execution path record
- stack traceSequence of nested calls
- breakpointCode execution pause marker
- debuggerSoftware error-locating tool
- symbolsMarks conveying meaning
disassembly · analysis · inspection · troubleshooting · reverse engineering · root cause
kernel panic
OS core fatal error
- system failureComplete breakdown of operations
- blue screenFatal system error display
- haltComplete sudden stop
freeze · hang · abort · fatal error · program crash · stack overflow · infinite loop · deadlock · crash report · post-mortem
log file
Automated activity transcript
- tombstoneMemorial stone at grave
- system logRecord of computer operations
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
failure analysis · reproducibility · bug report · postmortem · triage · severity
heap
Jumbled collection of items
registers · snapshot · allocation · pointer · segment · virtual memory · memory leak · dangling pointer · out-of-bounds · overrun
backtrace
Execution path record
- stack traceSequence of nested calls
- breakpointCode execution pause marker
- debuggerSoftware error-locating tool
symbols · disassembly · analysis · inspection · troubleshooting · reverse engineering · root cause
- Coresnucleus, kernel, center
- developer toolsIDE, debugger, compiler, analyzer, text editor
- memory managementbuffer, free, heap, stack, allocation
- debuggingdebug, debugging, debugger, breakpoint, breakpoints
- software bugsbug, error, glitch, defect, fault
- system crashescrash report, crash log, BSOD, kernel panic, blue screen
core dumplog file
Automated activity transcript
event log · selective logging · audit trail · heartbeat · system log
core dumpexecutive summary
Condensed overview for decision-makers
brief · measured response · elevator pitch · sound bite · discretion
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