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categories:
  - Software Engineering
tags: [memory]
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# Memory leaks

A memory leak occurs when you program memory and forget to delete it once you are finished. The consequences of memory leak is that it reduces the performance of the computer by reducing the amount of available memory. Eventually, in the worst case, too much of the available memory may become allocated and all or part of the system or device stops working correctly, the application fails, or the system slows down vastly .
  