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How to pronounce “reference counting”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of reference counting with real speech in context.
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- Failure by Design
cross-reference index.
- Definition summary
- (computing) The technique of storing the number of handles, pointers, or references to a resource such as a block of memory, disk space, or an object, so that the system can determine when the resource is no longer in use.
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How to pronounce reference counting
Failure by Design

cross-reference index.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (computing) The technique of storing the number of handles, pointers, or references to a resource such as a block of memory, disk space, or an object, so that the system can determine when the resource is no longer in use.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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