Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garbage collector

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: garbage -col-lec-tor
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A worker who removes refuse, especially from properties.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.

Example Sentences

"the mayor of Maycomb asked us to please help the garbage collector by dumping our own trees and trash."
"Java uses a technique known as garbage collection to remove objects that are no longer needed. The garbage collector is Java's grim reaper."

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

garbage collectors (plural) garbage-collector (alternative)

Phrases

garbage collect garbage collection

Frequently Paired Words

garbage collect garbage collection

Synonyms

GC bin man dustman garbage man garbo refuse collector sanitation engineer trashman Kabaadi binman garbage collector garbageman

Questions

What does garbage collector mean?: A worker who removes refuse, especially from properties.

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