Cyclic Reference

Definitions

1. A situation where objects, modules, or structures reference each other in a loop, directly or indirectly, so traversal or cleanup becomes more complex. Cyclic references can cause issues in serialization, dependency graphs, garbage collection, and module loading.

   In plain English: A loop of references where objects point back to each other.

   Example: "JSON export failed because the object graph contained a cyclic reference between the parent node and each child's back-pointer."

Related Terms

• Linked List
• Lookup Table
• Map
• Pair
• Random Access
• Slice
• Weak Map
• Weak Set