Definitions for ephemeron
ɪˈfɛm əˌrɒn, -ər ən; -ər əephemeron

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ephemeron, ephemeralnoun

   anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ephemeronnoun

   something short lived or transitory

2. Etymology: From eph- + ἡμέρα.

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1. Ephemeron

   An ephemeron is a data structure that solves two related problems in garbage collected systems. On the one hand, an ephemeron provides a notification when some object is about to be collected. On the other hand, an ephemeron allows data to be associated with some object without creating a reference to that object that will prevent the object from being collected. An ephemeron is a key-value pair, where the key is the object that the ephemeron guards, notifying the system when that object is collectable, and the value can be any data associated with the object such as a property list, and which may be empty. Since the elements of the property list may refer back to the key, they may prevent collection of that key. But the ephemeron is treated specially by the garbage collector. The value field is not traced until the key is found to be reachable from the system roots other than through ephemeron keys. The set of ephemerons whose keys are only reachable from ephemeron keys are then holding onto keys that are ready to be collected; these objects are not reachable from the roots except through ephemerons. When the garbage collector detects such a set, the ephemerons are queued for notification and their keys and values are traced. Hence ephemerons both detect objects that are ready for collection and break the cycles that can prevent objects from being collected.

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1. ephemeron

   An ephemeron is a type of data structure that supports management of memory functions in computer programming. It allows the programmer to handle object allocation efficiently within a garbage collected environment. The term can also refer to something that is transient or short-lived in nature.

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1. Ephemeronnoun

   one of the ephemeral flies

2. Etymology: [NL. See Ephemera.]

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1. Ephemeron

   In computer science, finalization occurs when a garbage collector informs an application that an object is "almost collectable." It is used to help an application maintain its invariants. Weak references may be used by a garbage collector to determine the objects that are almost collectable. However, weak references are not sufficient to describe all situations where an object ought to be almost collectable. For example, a key-value pairs may be stored using weak pairs. If a key maps to itself as a value, however, the key cannot be collected. Ephemerons are similar to weak pairs, but an object in an ephemeron's key field may be classed as "almost collectable" even if it is reachable from the ephemeron's value fields.

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How to pronounce ephemeron?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ephemeron in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ephemeron in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ephemeron
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ephemeron
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephemeron
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ephemeron
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ephemeron