"garbage-collector" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: garbage-collectors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} garbage-collector (plural garbage-collectors)
  1. Alternative form of garbage collector. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: garbage collector
    Sense id: en-garbage-collector-en-noun-UnJu3qnN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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