Universal Memory Dump: A Definition

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Applying  a mathematical definition of a memory dump to natural systems we can introduce:

Universal Memory Dump

    - a snapshot of observables describing the system.

Similar to software memory dump analysis we need a suitable reader and a set of:

Universal Symbol Files

    - semantical mappings or NDB (Nature Data Base) files.

Therefore we have these two categories of universal memory dumps:

  • - Natural Memory Dumps
  • - Software Memory Dumps 

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