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  2. Garbage in, garbage out - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) is the concept that flawed, biased or poor quality ("garbage") information or input produces a result or output of similar ("garbage") quality. The adage points to the need to improve data quality in, for example, programming. Rubbish in, rubbish out (RIRO) is an alternate wording. [1] [2] [3]

  3. Garbage (computer science) - Wikipedia

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    Syntactic garbage can be collected automatically, and garbage collectors have been extensively studied and developed. Semantic garbage cannot be automatically collected in general, and thus causes memory leaks even in garbage-collected languages. Detecting and eliminating semantic garbage is typically done using a specialized debugging tool ...

  4. Memory corruption - Wikipedia

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    Using non-owned memory: It is common to use pointers to access and modify memory. If such a pointer is a null pointer, dangling pointer (pointing to memory that has already been freed), or to a memory location outside of current stack or heap bounds, it is referring to memory that is not then possessed by the program. Using such pointers is a ...

  5. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    In psychology and cognitive science, a memory bias is a cognitive bias that either enhances or impairs the recall of a memory (either the chances that the memory will be recalled at all, or the amount of time it takes for it to be recalled, or both), or that alters the content of a reported memory. There are many types of memory bias, including:

  6. What does blacking out mean — and what happens to ... - AOL

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    “Passing out is a loss of consciousness from drinking too much,” says Lander. “Alcohol is a sedative, and if the brain is sedated enough, the person passes out. A blackout is a loss of memory.

  7. Garbage collection (computer science) - Wikipedia

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    Stop-and-copy garbage collection in a Lisp architecture: [1] Memory is divided into working and free memory; new objects are allocated in the former. When it is full (depicted), garbage collection is performed: All data structures still in use are located by pointer tracing and copied into consecutive locations in free memory.

  8. Opinion - Biden’s ‘garbage’ gaffe could elect Trump and do ...

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    On Oct. 25, he called this country “a garbage can for the rest of the world to dump the people that they don’t want.” The same day in Arizona, Trump reprised his view . “We’re a dumping ...

  9. “History Cool Kids”: 91 Interesting Pictures From The Past

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    Image credits: historycoolkids The History Cool Kids Instagram account has amassed an impressive 1.5 million followers since its creation in 2016. But the page’s success will come as no surprise ...