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soft reference

soft reference noun: a weak reference that is garbage-collected less aggressively.

Noun

soft reference (plural soft references)

  1. A weak reference that is garbage-collected less aggressively.

Forms of soft reference

pluralsoft references

Questions about soft reference

What does soft reference mean?
Soft reference means a weak reference that is garbage-collected less aggressively.
What part of speech is soft reference?
Soft reference is a noun.
What is the plural of soft reference?
The plural of soft reference is soft references.

Words near soft reference in the dictionary

  1. soft real-time
  2. soft reboot
  3. soft reboots
  4. soft redirect
  5. soft redirects
  6. soft reference
  7. soft references
  8. soft release
  9. soft reset
  10. soft resets
  11. soft resetting

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