English

Verb

deallocate ‎(third-person singular simple present deallocates, present participle deallocating, simple past and past participle deallocated)

1. (transitive) To remove from the set of resources put aside for (allocated to) a particular user or purpose.

   Empty out your locker; it will be deallocated at the end of the day.

   Computer programs should deallocate memory they no longer need, releasing it back to the system.

Related terms

• deallocation
• deallocator