Associative references in a garbage collected programming environment
US7882159B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0269
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Associative references in a garbage collected programming environment is disclosed. An indication that an object is not reachable from any root object. The object is kept alive if it is determined by a garbage collection process, based at least in part on data other than data comprising the object or managed by an application with which the object is associated, that the object is associated with at least one other object that has been determined to be reachable.
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