deallocate
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈæləkeɪt/
Verb
deallocate (third-person singular simple present deallocates, present participle deallocating, simple past and past participle deallocated)
- (transitive) To remove from the set of resources put aside for (allocated to) a particular user or purpose.
- Empty out your locker; it will be deallocated at the end of the day.
- Computer programs should deallocate memory they no longer need, releasing it back to the system.
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