Leaking Space: Eliminating memory hogs

N Mitchell - Queue, 2013 - dl.acm.org
Queue, 2013dl.acm.org
A space leak occurs when a computer program uses more memory than necessary. In
contrast to memory leaks, where the leaked memory is never released, the memory
consumed by a space leak is released, but later than expected. This article presents
example space leaks and how to spot and eliminate them.
A space leak occurs when a computer program uses more memory than necessary. In contrast to memory leaks, where the leaked memory is never released, the memory consumed by a space leak is released, but later than expected. This article presents example space leaks and how to spot and eliminate them.
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