:dump: n. 1. An undigested and voluminous mass of information about
a problem or the state of a system, especially one routed to the
slowest available output device (compare {core dump}), and most
especially one consisting of hex or octal {runes} describing the
byte-by-byte state of memory, mass storage, or some file. In
{elder days}, debugging was generally done by `groveling over'
a dump (see {grovel}); increasing use of high-level languages
and interactive debuggers has made such tedium uncommon, and the
term `dump' now has a faintly archaic flavor. 2. A backup. This
usage is typical only at large timesharing installations.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
a problem or the state of a system, especially one routed to the
slowest available output device (compare {core dump}), and most
especially one consisting of hex or octal {runes} describing the
byte-by-byte state of memory, mass storage, or some file. In
{elder days}, debugging was generally done by `groveling over'
a dump (see {grovel}); increasing use of high-level languages
and interactive debuggers has made such tedium uncommon, and the
term `dump' now has a faintly archaic flavor. 2. A backup. This
usage is typical only at large timesharing installations.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- dump n.
1. An undigested and voluminous mass of information
about a problem or the state of a system
especially one routed to the slowest available output... - core: n. Main storage or RAM. Dates from the days of
ferrite-core memory
now archaic as techspeak most places outside IBM... - brain dump: n. The act of telling someone everything one knows
about a particular topic or project
Typically used when someone is going to let a new... - core n.
Main storage or RAM. Dates from the days of
ferrite-core memory
now archaic as techspeak most places outside IBM... - examining the entrails: n. The process of {grovel}ling through
a {core dump} or hex image in an attempt to discover the bug that
brought a program or system down
The reference is to divination from the entrails... - cycle crunch: n. A situation wherein the number of people trying
to use a computer simultaneously has reached the point where no one
can get enough cycles because they are spread too thin and the
system has probably begun to {thrash}
This scenario is an inevitable result of Parkinson's... - chase pointers: 1. vi. To go through multiple levels of
indirection
as in traversing a linked list or graph structure.... - bits: n.pl. 1. Information. Examples: "I need some bits about file
formats
("I need to know about file formats.") Compare {core... - brain dump n.
[common] The act of telling someone
everything one knows about a particular topic or project
Typically used when someone is going to let a new party...
