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General (3 matching dictionaries)

1. reference counting: Wiktionary [home, info]
2. reference counting: Dictionary.com [home, info]
3. Reference counting: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)

4. reference counting: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing [home, info]
5. reference counting: Encyclopedia [home, info]

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

6. reference counting: online medical dictionary [home, info]

Quick definitions from Wiktionary (reference counting) ▸ 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. ▸ Words similar to reference counting ▸ Usage examples for reference counting ▸ Idioms related to reference counting (New!) ▸ Words that often appear near reference counting ▸ Rhymes of reference counting ▸ Invented words related to reference counting