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memory hole

noun

Meaning

  1. A figurative place to which lost or forgotten information is sent, usually deliberately; nowhere.
  2. A fragment of physical address space which does not map to main memory.
  3. A memory leak.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

memory-hole(English)amnesty(English)blank(English)/dev/null(English)forgetfulness(English)unremembrance(English)write-only memory(English)lethe(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data