** Disambiguation **

   [The Tcl Core]:   [C] implementation of Tcl managed by the [Tcl Core Team].



** Description **
  
The term '''''core''''' is most frequently found in the phrase
'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_dump%|%core dump]''', which derives
from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_core_memory%|%magnetic core
memory].


''core'' is also used to refer to the built-in components of an extensible system
such as Tcl.

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A core dump is the memory image that is produced if a program crashes and ''dumps core''. A core dump can be a valuable help for debugging the crash, if you are an expert in understanding [C] stack traces and particularly if you configured Tcl and the extensions with -enable-symbols.

[DKF]: A ''core dump'' is like the corpse of a process on Unix.  Sometimes, you just have to carry out an autopsy to satisfy the coroner...



** See Also **

   [UPL: No Core - No Core Team] :    

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