dump core
(slang, computing) To ramble pointlessly at length; especially used in apology.
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(slang, computing) To ramble pointlessly at length; especially used in apology.
Sorry, I dumped core on you.
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(slang, computing) 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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(intransitive, computing) To generate a core dump.
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