memory leak

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memory leak

noun memory leaks

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.
Similar: memory hole

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noun any of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program

Español	pérdida de memoria
中文	內存洩漏 /内存泄漏 nèicún xièlòu
Português	vazamento de memória
Français	fuite de mémoire
Deutsch	Speicherleck, Speicherloch
Русский	утечка памяти utečka pamjati

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@misc{memory_leak_2026,
  title = {memory leak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/memory%20leak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}