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[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago

"Garbage collection" is ambiguous, actually; reference counting is traditionally considered a kind of "garbage collection". The type you're thinking of is called "tracing garbage collection," but the term "garbage collection" is often used to specifically mean "tracing garbage collection."