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DWARF
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dwarf
English
Etymology
A play on the related en ELF object file format. The backronym “Debugging With Arbitrary Record Formats” has been suggested.
Proper noun
en file format A standardized debugging file format.
en 2019 Rahul Sharma; Vesa Kaihlavirta Mastering Rust 2nd Packt Publishing Ltd 9781789341188 500 https://books.google.com/books?id=lGSGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA500&dq=%22DWARF%22+debug&hl=&cd=6&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22DWARF%22%20debug&f=false In debug mode, a compiled binary will include debugging symbols in the DWARF debugging format.
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