What does "symbolicate" mean?

To replace memory addresses with symbols (names of methods, classes etc.) in a stack trace, to aid in debugging.

What is a synonym for "symbolicate"?

Common synonyms include: deobfuscate.

Symbolicate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To replace memory addresses with symbols (names of methods, classes etc.) in a stack trace, to aid in debugging.
"Xcode generally does a good job of automatically symbolicating the reports (replacing addresses with method names) in Organizer as long as you keep the .dSYM for every binary you ship."

Synonyms

All synonyms

deobfuscate

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"Xcode generally does a good job of automatically symbolicating the reports (replacing addresses with method names) in Organizer as long as you keep the .dSYM for every binary you ship."

Etymology

From symbolic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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