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deallocate
(de·al·lo·cate)
Entry from US Dictionary
Pronunciation:
/dēˈaləˌkāt/
verb
[
with object
]
Computing
return (allocated memory) to the store of available RAM.
Derivatives
deallocation
Pronunciation:
/dēˌaləˈkāSHən/
noun
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