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memory leak

noun

Meaning

  1. Any of several faults in a personal computer's memory allocation logic whereby parts of memory become unusable or hidden.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

memory hole(English)leak(English)memory safety(English)shadow memory(English)memo(English)segmentation fault(English)memory(English)memoization(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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