ARC
- noun
- /ɑːr si/
- Specialized
- Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) is a memory management technique used in various programming languages.
Examples
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In Swift, ARC automatically identifies and frees up memory used by objects that are no longer needed.
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Using ARC simplifies memory management for developers by reducing manual reference counting.
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This is one of the reasons ARC has become what it has.
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You cannot leave your ARC without a respirator.
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It looks like game streaming on ARC is basically broken now.
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As acknowledged in the 2013 CAFR, had the ARC been made, it would have resulted in a general fund deficit.
Academic text (2017) -
Its products also include hydraulic/pneumatic sealing devices, maintenance chemicals, and ARC component materials.
Academic text (1999) -
Toby Walsh is supported by the ARC, the ERC, and AOARD.
Academic text (2017)
Compounds
A young French woman who leads soldiers against the English and later becomes a saint
- Archaic
A lamp that makes very bright light by a steady electric spark between two metal rods
- Archaic
A lamp that makes very bright light when electricity jumps between two metal rods
- Specialized
A bright, very hot flow of electricity across a gap that makes light and heat
- Archaic
Electricity between two carbon rods makes very bright light and strong heat
- Specialized
A path of nerve cells that sends quick signals for body reactions, like the knee-jerk
- Archaic
An electric lamp that makes very bright light by an arc of electricity between two carbon rods
- Specialized
A machine that uses an electric arc to melt metal to make steel
- Specialized
A support outside a building that holds up tall walls, like in old churches
Surface Forms
Etymology
ARC is an abbreviation of Automatic Reference Counting, which you can picture as an automatic counter that keeps track of how many 'references' point to an object in memory. So, ARC literally means a memory method that 'automatically counts' references and 'frees' an object when the count reaches zero.