Meanings
nounBoehm collector (plural Boehm collectors)
plural Boehm collectors
- computingA kind of mark-and-sweep garbage collector .
Origin
Developed by Hans Boehm and others.
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Boehm collector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boehm%20collector
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“Boehm collector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boehm%20collector. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boehm collector,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boehm%20collector.
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