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Database System Concepts

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Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

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What is a memory leak in computer programming, and how can it be prevented?

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When programmers add memory to a heap without deleting it, a memory leak results.

Because there is less memory available, memory leaks have the effect of lowering computer performance. In the worst case scenario, eventually too much of the available memory may be allocated, causing the system or device to malfunction entirely or partially, the programme to crash, or the system to significantly slow down.

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