Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garbage collect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
garbage -col-lect
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector.

verb

To destroy (an object that is no longer in use) during the process of garbage collection

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

garbage collects (present, singular) garbage collecting (participle, present) garbage collected (participle, past) garbage collected (past)

Phrases

garbage collection garbage collector

Frequently Paired Words

garbage collection garbage collector

Synonyms

GC

Questions

What does garbage collect mean?
To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector.

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