core

1. storage Main memory or RAM. This term dates from the

days of ferrite core memory; now archaic most places outside

IBM, but also still used in the Unix community and by

old-time hackers or those who would sound like them.

Some derived idioms are quite current; "in core", for example,

means "in memory" (paged in, as opposed to "on disk", pagedout), and both core dump and the "core image" or "core

file" produced by one are terms in favour. Some varieties of

Commonwealth hackish prefer store.

[Jargon File]

(1995-03-03)

2. processor An integrated circuit design, usually for a

microprocessor, which includes only the CPU and which is

intended to form part of a complete circuit design which

incorporates other circuits on the same chip such as cache,

memory management unit, I/O ports and timers.

The ARM6, ARM7 and ARM8 are examples.

3. language A varient on kernel as used to describe

features built into a language as opposed to those provided by

libraries.

(1995-03-03)