English Explanatory Dictionary

mark and sweep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of garbage collection in which every accessible object in memory is flagged, leaving unflagged only those that are no longer reachable and can thus be discarded.

Word forms

mark and sweep
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