CEFR B2

deallocation

noun

Meaning

deallocation means (computing) The release of a portion of storage that had previously been allocated to a specific task. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses deallocation to mean (computing) The release of a portion of storage that had previously been....
The teacher asked students to find deallocation in the reading.

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deallocation (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses deallocation to mean (computing) The release of a portion of storage that had previously been....
The teacher asked students to find deallocation in the reading.
Check the words around deallocation to choose the right meaning.

How to Use deallocation

a/the deallocation (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a deallocation."
deallocation in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked deallocation in context before translating it."

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