<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Fun-Fact on Embedded Linux Blog</title><link>https://embeddedlinux.blog/en/categories/fun-fact/</link><description>Recent content in Fun-Fact on Embedded Linux Blog</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:10:28 +0700</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://embeddedlinux.blog/en/categories/fun-fact/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>[Fun Fact] 1. Where some programming terms come from</title><link>https://embeddedlinux.blog/en/2026/01/03/fun-fact-1-nguon-goc-cua-1-so-thuat-ngu-trong-lap-trinh/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 07:12:00 +0700</pubDate><guid>https://embeddedlinux.blog/en/2026/01/03/fun-fact-1-nguon-goc-cua-1-so-thuat-ngu-trong-lap-trinh/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Have you ever wondered why people use terms like &amp;quot;Core dumped&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;bug&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;mount&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;unmount&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;patch&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;cursor&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;details class="md-details"&gt;&#10; &lt;summary&gt;Why 'Core dumped' and not 'Memory Dumped'&lt;/summary&gt;&#10; &lt;div class="md-details-body"&gt;&lt;h4 id="when-does-a-core-dump-happen"&gt;When does a core dump happen?&lt;/h4&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;When a program crashes (for example with a Segmentation Fault), the operating system can take a snapshot of the whole memory state of that process at the exact moment of the crash:&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>