deallocation

English

Etymology

de- +‎ allocation

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːæləˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

deallocation (countable and uncountable, plural deallocations)

  1. The act of deallocating.
  2. (computing) The release of a portion of storage that had previously been allocated to a specific task.
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