"garbage collect" meaning in English

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      "glosses": [
        "To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector."
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        "(programming) To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector."
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          "_dis1": "60 40",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to reclaim resources no longer in use",
          "word": "siivota muisti"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to reclaim resources no longer in use",
          "word": "ramasser les miettes"
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        {
          "_dis1": "60 40",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to reclaim resources no longer in use",
          "word": "safna rusli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "60 40",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to reclaim resources no longer in use",
          "word": "çöp toplama"
        }
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        "To destroy (an object that is no longer in use) during the process of garbage collection"
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        "(programming, transitive) To destroy (an object that is no longer in use) during the process of garbage collection"
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      "word": "GC"
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    {
      "form": "garbage collected",
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    {
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        "To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector."
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        "(programming) To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector."
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        "To destroy (an object that is no longer in use) during the process of garbage collection"
      ],
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        "(programming, transitive) To destroy (an object that is no longer in use) during the process of garbage collection"
      ],
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to reclaim resources no longer in use",
      "word": "siivota muisti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to reclaim resources no longer in use",
      "word": "ramasser les miettes"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to reclaim resources no longer in use",
      "word": "safna rusli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to reclaim resources no longer in use",
      "word": "çöp toplama"
    }
  ],
  "word": "garbage collect"
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