garbage collector en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Canada, US) A worker who removes refuse, especially from properties.
the mayor of Maycomb asked us to please help the garbage collector by dumping our own trees and trash.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
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An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.
Java uses a technique known as garbage collection to remove objects that are no longer needed. The garbage collector is Java's grim reaper.
2002, Patrick Niemeyer, Jonathan Knudsen, Learning Java, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 135:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| garbage-collector | alternative | lexicographic | |
| garbage collectors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
garbage collect · garbage collection
Synonyms
GC · binman · garbage man · garbo · garbage collector · refuse collector · Kabaadi · garbageman · dustman · sanitation engineer · bin man (worker who removes refuse) · trashman · trash man
Translations (64)
aii ܟܲܢܵܫܬܵܐ ܕܙܸܒܠܵܐ (worker) · is öskukarl (worker) · de Müllmann (worker) · pt lixeiro (worker) · nl vuilnisman (worker) · es recolector de basura (program) · ru му́сорщик (worker) · ro gunoier (worker) · bg боклукчия (worker) · de Müllwerkerin (worker) · cs popelář (worker) · sv sopgubbe (worker) · is ruslsópari (program) · fr éboueuse (worker) · pt lixeira (worker) · tr çöpçü (worker) · ca escombriaire (worker) · fi roskienkeräin (program) · es basurera (worker) · nl vuilnisophaler (worker) · aii ܟܲܢܵܫܵܐ ܕܙܸܒܠܵܐ (worker) · fr éboueur (worker) · is ruslakarl (worker) · mk ѓубретарка (worker) · el συλλέκτης απορριμάτων (program) · ro gunoieră (worker) · pt coletor de lixo (program) · fi roskienkerääjä (program) · cmn 清潔隊員 /清洁队员 (worker) · bcl basurero (worker) · cs popelářka (worker) · es basurero (worker) · ar جَامِعَة الْمُخَلَّفَات (worker) · ar جَامِع الْمُخَلَّفَات (worker) · bg боклукчи́йка (worker) · fr récupérateur de mémoire (program) · is sorphreinsunarmaður (worker) · uk сміття́рка (worker) · nl vuilnisvrouw (worker) · sv skräpsamlare (program) · sk smetiar (worker) · el σκουπιδιάρης (worker) · uk сміття́р (worker) · mk ѓубретар (worker) · be смяця́рка (worker) · ru сбо́рщик му́сора (program) · fr glaneur de cellules (program) · is ruslsafnari (program) · ru му́сорщица (worker) · sk smetiarka (worker) · it netturbino (worker) · sv sophämtare (worker) · de Müllwerker (worker) · is ruslasafnari (program) · it operatore ecologico (worker) · it spazzino (worker) · fi roskakuski (worker) · de Garbage Collector (program) · de Müllfrau (worker) · hu kukás (worker) · pl śmieciarz (worker) · fr ramasse-miettes (program) · pl śmieciarka (worker) · be смяця́р (worker)