garbage collect

/G AA1 R B IH0 JH K AH0 L EH0 K T/
verb
  1. 1

    (programming) To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector.

  2. 2

    (programming, transitive) To destroy (an object that is no longer in use) during the process of garbage collection

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