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snap dump

(operating system)

A memory dump, often partial, requested by a program to display its current status for debugging. Program execution often continues normally following a snap dump, as opposed to a crash dump.

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Parts of County Durham and Northumberland were blanketed by snow as the latest cold snap dumped up to 5cm of the white stuff across parts of the North East.

North East snow: Parts of County Durham and Northumberland blanketed, while Newcastle spared; The Met Office had a severe weather warning in place for the North East but temperatures are now expected to climb for the rest of the week

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