[tlug] What is a core dump?

[Nguyen Hung Takeshi <vuhung@example.com>]

Hello all,

I have a question: 

What is a core
dump?

I found a
definition here 
but I want to
know _exactly_
what it is...

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/core-dump.html

thank you


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