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- noun A service, generally run by local government, for transporting household
garbage to the appropriate facility. - noun programming A mechanism which ensures that resources no longer in use are made available for reuse.
- noun programming Automatic garbage collection.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the collection and removal of garbage
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