Garbage collection
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Garbage collection may refer to:
- Garbage collection (computer science)Garbage collection (computer science)In computer science, garbage collection is a form of automatic memory management. The garbage collector, or just collector, attempts to reclaim garbage, or memory occupied by objects that are no longer in use by the program...
, the detection and pruning of unused or inaccessible data structures - Garbage collection (SSD), the reading and rewriting of data on an SSD to clear space for new writes
- Waste collectionWaste collectionWaste collection is the component of waste management which results in the passage of a waste material from the source of production to either the point of treatment or final disposal...
, one part of the municipal waste management cycle