garbage collection in English

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{
  "etymology_text": ": garbage collection < → δείτε τις λέξεις garbage και collection",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "garbage collection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "garbage collect"
    },
    {
      "word": "garbage collector"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Προγραμματισμός (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Συντομογραφία: GC"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η συλλογή απορριμάτων"
      ],
      "id": "el-garbage_collection-en-noun-qUg-Jwca",
      "raw_tags": [
        "προγραμματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "garbage collection"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": ": garbage collection < → δείτε τις λέξεις garbage και collection",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "garbage collection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "garbage collect"
    },
    {
      "word": "garbage collector"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Προγραμματισμός (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Συντομογραφία: GC"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η συλλογή απορριμάτων"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "προγραμματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "garbage collection"
}

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"garbage collection" meaning in English

Noun