deallocation

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UK/diːæləˈkeɪʃən/

noun

The act of deallocating.

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Meanings

noundeallocation (countable and uncountable, plural deallocations)

plural deallocations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of deallocating.
  2. countableuncountablecomputingThe release of a portion of storage that had previously been allocated to a specific task.

Origin

From de- + allocation.

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APA

deallocation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deallocation

MLA

“deallocation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deallocation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deallocation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deallocation.

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