garbage collection

• En informatique, processus par lequel la mémoire qui n'est plus utilisée par un programme est automatiquement détectée et libérée, ou action physique consistant à collecter et éliminer les déchets.

A process in computer programming where memory that is no longer in use is automatically identified and freed up, or the physical act of collecting and disposing of waste materials.

1. Waste removalA2formal

   The process of collecting and removing household or municipal waste.

   collecte des déchets

   • Garbage collection happens every Tuesday in our neighborhood.
   • The city improved its garbage collection schedule.
   • They missed the garbage collection this week.

2. C1formal

   An automatic memory management feature in programming languages that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use.

   ramasse-miettes

   • Java uses automatic garbage collection to prevent memory leaks.
   • The garbage collector runs periodically to free up unused memory.
   • Efficient garbage collection improves application performance.