Gc Glossary

Browse 2 gc terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

2 Gc Terms

Reference Counting

A memory management technique where each object tracks the number of references pointing to it. When the count drops to zero, the object is immediately...

Weak Reference

A reference to an object that does not prevent it from being garbage collected. Used to build caches, observer patterns, and break reference cycles without...

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