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A service, generally run by local government, for transporting household garbage to the appropriate facility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rubbish collection
Antonyms: none provided
An automatic mechanism that frees up resources (such as allocated memory) that are no longer in use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: GC
Antonyms: none provided
the collection and removal of garbage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: garbage pickup, trash collection, trash pickup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pickup
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
vuilnisophaling
— service for transporting household garbage
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Finnish:
jätteiden keräily
— service for transporting household garbage
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German:
Müllabfuhr
— service for transporting household garbage
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Greek:
αποκομιδή απορριμμάτων
(apokomidí aporrimmáton)
— service for transporting household garbage
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Greek:
συλλογή απορριμμάτων
(syllogí aporrimmáton)
— service for transporting household garbage
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Hungarian:
hulladékszállítás
— service for transporting household garbage
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Icelandic:
sorphreinsun
— service for transporting household garbage
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Irish:
bailiú bruscair
— service for transporting household garbage
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Italian:
nettezza urbana
— service for transporting household garbage
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Japanese:
ごみ回収
(gomi kaishū)
— service for transporting household garbage
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Japanese:
ごみ収集
(gomi shūshū)
— service for transporting household garbage
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Russian:
убо́рка му́сора
(ubórka músora)
— service for transporting household garbage
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Swedish:
sophämtning
— service for transporting household garbage
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Turkish:
çöp toplama
— service for transporting household garbage
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Chinese Mandarin:
垃圾回收
(lājī huíshōu, lèsè huíshōu)
— programming
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Finnish:
roskankeruu
— programming
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Finnish:
roskienkeräys
— programming
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Finnish:
automaattinen roskienkeräys
— programming
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French:
ramasse-miettes
— programming
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German:
Freispeichersammlung
— programming
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German:
automatische Speicherbereinigung
— programming
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Greek:
συλλογή απορριμάτων
(syllogí aporrimáton)
— programming
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Icelandic:
ruslasöfnun
— programming
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Icelandic:
ruslsöfnun
— programming
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Icelandic:
ruslsópun
— programming
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Japanese:
ガーベジコレクション
(gābeji korekushon)
— programming
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Russian:
сбо́рка му́сора
(sbórka músora)
— programming
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Swedish:
skräpsamlare
— programming
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Turkish:
çöp toplama
— programming
