garbage collection
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garbage collection
noun garbage collections
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A service, generally run by local government, for transporting household garbage to the appropriate facility.
Similar: rubbish collection
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An automatic mechanism that frees up resources (such as allocated memory) that 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.
Similar: GC
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noun service for transporting household garbage
| 日本語 | ごみ回収 gomi kaishū, ごみ収集 gomi shūshū |
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| Deutsch | Müllabfuhr |
| Italiano | nettezza urbana |
| Ελληνικά | αποκομιδή απορριμμάτων apokomidí aporrimmáton, συλλογή απορριμμάτων syllogí aporrimmáton |
| Русский | убо́рка му́сора ubórka músora |
noun programming
| 日本語 | ガーベジコレクション gābeji korekushon |
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| 中文 | 垃圾回收 lājī huíshōu, lèsè huíshōu |
| Français | ramasse-miettes |
| Deutsch | Freispeichersammlung, automatische Speicherbereinigung |
| Ελληνικά | συλλογή απορριμάτων syllogí aporrimáton |
| Русский | сбо́рка му́сора sbórka músora |
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title = {garbage collection},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garbage%20collection},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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