Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garbage collection

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: garbage -col-lec-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A service, generally run by local government, for transporting household garbage to the appropriate facility.

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

noun

An automatic mechanism that frees up resources (such as allocated memory) that are no longer in use.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Java uses a technique known as garbage collection to remove objects that are no longer needed. The garbage collector is Java's grim reaper."
"Generational garbage collection has proved to be a highly effective organisation, offering significant performance improvements for a wide range of applications."

Usage

Inflected Forms

garbage collections (plural)

Derived Forms

GC

Phrases

garbage collect garbage collector

Frequently Paired Words

garbage collect garbage collector

Synonyms

rubbish collection GC garbage pickup trash collection trash pickup

Questions

What does garbage collection mean?: A service, generally run by local government, for transporting household garbage to the appropriate facility.

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