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Where does “crashdump” come from?

crashdump (English) comes from English dump, from Middle English dumpen, from Old Norse dumpa — to thump.

crashdump (English): A file holding the contents of memory at the...

Definitions

  1. A file holding the contents of memory at the...

Ancestry of “crashdump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
2Middle Englishdumpen—
3Old Norsedumpato thump
Every word from Old Norse dumpa →