reference counting en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable) The technique of storing the number of handles, pointers, or references to a resource such as a block of memory, disk space, or an object, so that the system can determine when the resource is no longer in use.
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Translations (3)
fi viitelaskenta (act of making a count) · de Referenzzählung (act of making a count) · nb referansetelling (act of making a count)