garbage collect
Verb

garbage collect (garbage collects, present participle garbage collecting; past and past participle garbage collected)

  1. (programming) To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector.
  2. (programming, transitive) To destroy (an object that is no longer in use) during the process of garbage collection
Abbreviations Translations
  • French: ramasser les miettes



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