(computing) a reference that does not protect the referenced object from collection by a garbage collector

(computing) a weak reference that is garbage-collected less aggressively.

(computing) a series of references, where the last object references the first.

(computing) the actual use of an entity before any declaration. / (computing) Synonym of forward declaration

(computing) a reference that does protect the referenced object from collection by a garbage collector

(computing) a weak reference, where the memory of the object could be reclaimed

reference letter

The reflection of light predicted by the Fresnel equations.

(computing) The technique of storing the number of handles, pointers, or references to a resource such as a block of memory, disk space, or an object, so that the system can determine when the resource is no longer in use.

(transitive) To supply with a new foot.