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Meaning of garbage collector | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A worker who removes refuse.
    Canada, US
  2. An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.

Equivalents

العربية جَامِع الْمُخَلَّفَات جَامِعَة الْمُخَلَّفَات
Беларуская смяцяр смяцярка
Català escombriaire
Čeština popelář
Deutsch Garbage Collector Müllfrau Müllmann Müllwerker Müllwerkerin
Ελληνικά σκουπιδιάρης σκουπιδιάρισσα
Español basurera basurero recolector de basura
Suomi roskakuski roskienkerääjä roskienkeräin
Français éboueur éboueuse glaneur de cellules ramasse-miettes récupérateur de mémoire
Italiano netturbino operatore ecologico spazzino
Македонски ѓубретар
Nederlands vuilnisman vuilnisophaler vuilnisvrouw
Polski śmieciarka śmieciarz
Português coletor de lixo lixeira lixeiro
Română gunoier gunoieră
Русский му́сорщик му́сорщица сбо́рщик му́сора
Slovenčina smetiar smetiarka
Svenska sopgubbe sophämtare
Türkçe çöpçü

Examples

“Java uses a technique known as garbage collection to remove objects that are no longer needed. The garbage collector is Java's grim reaper.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

garbage day garbage disposal garbage disposal unit garbage dump garbage fire garbage fly

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