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mark and sweep

mark and sweep noun: 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.

Noun

mark and sweep (uncountable)

  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.

Questions about mark and sweep

What does mark and sweep mean?
Mark and sweep means 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.
What part of speech is mark and sweep?
Mark and sweep is a noun.

Words near mark and sweep in the dictionary

  1. Marjory
  2. Marjuman
  3. mark
  4. mark 1 eyeball
  5. mark 1 eyeballs
  6. mark and sweep
  7. mark as
  8. Mark Cross
  9. mark down
  10. mark down as
  11. mark I eyeball

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