garbage collection

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Synonyms: garbage collector

Antonyms: garbage collector

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|North America}} A service, generally run by local government, for transporting household [[garbage]] to the appropriate facility.
2. {{lb|en|programming}} An automatic mechanism that frees up resources (such as allocated memory) that are no longer in use.

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