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memory leak

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program whereby…

    Any of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program whereby parts of memory become hidden or unusable.

    • I tracked down my program’s memory leak to a function that didn’t release graphics resources properly.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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