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memory leak - [computing] In computer programming, the loss of computer memory that occurs when an application or component fails to free a section of computer memory when it has finished using it. During a memory leak, the section of memory allocated by one application or component may not be used by any other application.
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Source: esri, 09 June 2012 08:18:42, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation
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