what does dump mean?

[falconfan5832]

I'm new to this,and not very good with computers Im trying to find any info on games and a system I found in my folks house,so ill know what I got.

thanks

[Keatah]

I don't know what you have. You'd have to tell us something about it. Maybe post pictures?

 

As for what dump means? in computers? It's a term that means data is extracted from some device and placed on a different device. Akin to copying. Typically a full copy of something.

 

In the context of classic gaming and old systems, it means the information in a cartridge or on a disk is copied to a file that sits on a modern-day PC.

 

Ex. "We dumped the Asteroids' rom. And here are the files."

Edited December 8, 2015 by Keatah

[+Gemintronic]

It can also mean a log of the machine state at a certain period of time. For instance, when Windows BSODS it leaves a dump of what the PC was doing at that time (including wha was in memory). It's useful for debugging a program.

[falconfan5832]

Im not sure ,in certain terms,what Ive got.I put pictures on the post "what is this?"I just want to get as much info on these items asI can

Edited December 8, 2015 by falconfan5832

[falconfan5832]

hope this helps