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garbage collector

noun

Definitions

  1. A worker who removes refuse, especially from properties.

    • the mayor of Maycomb asked us to please help the garbage collector by dumping our own trees and trash.

  2. An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection

    An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.

    • Java uses a technique known as garbage collection to remove objects that are no longer needed. The garbage collector is Java's grim reaper.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for garbage collector. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA