The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
brain dump
n.
[common] The act of telling someone everything one knows about a particular
topic or project. Typically used when someone is going to let a new party
maintain a piece of code. Conceptually analogous to an operating system
core dump in that it saves a lot of useful state before an exit. ?You'll
have to give me a brain dump on FOOBAR before you start your new job at
HackerCorp.? See core dump (sense 4). At Sun, this is also known as TOI
(transfer of information).
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
brain dump
(The act of telling someone) everything one knows about a
particular topic. Typically used when someone is going to let
a new party maintain a piece of code. Conceptually analogous
to an operating system core dump in that it saves a lot of
useful state before an exit. "You'll have to give me a
brain dump on FOOBAR before you start your new job at
HackerCorp." At Sun, this is also known as "TOI" (transfer of
information).
[Jargon File]