Definitions for garbage collector

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. garbage man, garbageman, garbage collector, garbage carter, garbage hauler, refuse collector, dustman(noun)

    someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse

Wiktionary

  1. garbage collector(Noun)

    An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.

  2. garbage collector(Noun)

    A sanitation engineer; a worker who removes refuse.


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