memory leak

noun

Any of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program whereby parts of memory become hidden or unusable.

“I tracked down my program’s memory leak to a function that didn’t release graphics resources properly.”

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Meanings

nounmemory leak (plural memory leaks)

plural memory leaks

  1. computingAny of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program whereby parts of memory become hidden or unusable.

    I tracked down my program’s memory leak to a function that didn’t release graphics resources properly.

    Synonyms: memory hole

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program whereby parts of memory become hidden or unusable.

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memory hole
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memory hole

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 內存洩漏 /内存泄漏
  • 內存洩漏 /内存泄漏 (nèicún xièlòu)any of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
Finnish muistivuoto
  • muistivuotoany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
French fuite de mémoire
  • fuite de mémoireany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
German Speicherleck, Speicherloch
  • Speicherleckany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
  • Speicherlochany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
Hungarian memóriaszivárgás
  • memóriaszivárgásany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
Polish wyciek pamięci
  • wyciek pamięciany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
Portuguese vazamento de memória
  • vazamento de memóriaany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
Russian утечка памяти
  • утечка памяти (utečka pamjati)any of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
Spanish pérdida de memoria
  • pérdida de memoriaany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
Swedish minnesläcka
  • minnesläckaany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
Turkish bellek sızıntısı, hafıza sızıntısı
  • bellek sızıntısıany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
  • hafıza sızıntısıany of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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