deallocation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of deallocating.
  2. The release of a portion of storage that had previously been allocated to a specific task.

Pronunciation

/diːæləˈkeɪʃən/

Word forms

deallocation deallocations

Etymology

From de- + allocation.

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