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Definition of Garbage collector

1. Noun. Someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse.

Definition of Garbage collector

1. Noun. (programming) An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use. ¹

2. Noun. (US Canada) A sanitation engineer; a worker who removes refuse. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Garbage Collector

Literary usage of Garbage collector

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Yesterdays of Grand Rapids,. by Charles Eugene Belknap (1922)
"The First garbage collector Everything must have a beginning and to the best of my recollection this is how the collection of garbage began in Grand Rapids. ..."

2. Programming In Lua by Roberto Ierusalimschy (2003)
"Unlike some other collectors, Lua's garbage collector has no problems ... No garbage collector allows you to forget all worries about memory management. ..."

3. Supplement ... to the Public Health Reports by United States Public Health Service (1921)
"Each garbage collector shall, when at work, wear a badge in plain sight upon which shall be the words, " garbage collector." SEC. 7. ..."

4. The Redirection of High-school Instruction by Herbert Galen Lull (1921)
"The garbage collector can make use of any garbage he collects. The incinerator in which the ... The garbage collector is hired by the health department. ..."

5. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1892)
"Yes; carelessness on part of citizens, and also garbage collector in ... The city hires a garbage collector at so much a month for 6 months of the year. ..."

6. SAS(R) 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide by SAS Publishing (2006)
"Selecting a garbage collector The following subsections explain how to specify a ... Configuring the garbage collector After you have chosen a garbage ..."

7. The Yesterdays of Grand Rapids,. by Charles Eugene Belknap (1922)
"The First garbage collector Everything must have a beginning and to the best of my recollection this is how the collection of garbage began in Grand Rapids. ..."

8. Programming In Lua by Roberto Ierusalimschy (2003)
"Unlike some other collectors, Lua's garbage collector has no problems ... No garbage collector allows you to forget all worries about memory management. ..."

9. Supplement ... to the Public Health Reports by United States Public Health Service (1921)
"Each garbage collector shall, when at work, wear a badge in plain sight upon which shall be the words, " garbage collector." SEC. 7. ..."

10. The Redirection of High-school Instruction by Herbert Galen Lull (1921)
"The garbage collector can make use of any garbage he collects. The incinerator in which the ... The garbage collector is hired by the health department. ..."

11. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1892)
"Yes; carelessness on part of citizens, and also garbage collector in ... The city hires a garbage collector at so much a month for 6 months of the year. ..."

12. SAS(R) 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide by SAS Publishing (2006)
"Selecting a garbage collector The following subsections explain how to specify a ... Configuring the garbage collector After you have chosen a garbage ..."

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