Memory Leaks
A failure in a program to release discarded memory, causing performance degradation or crashes due to memory exhaustion.
Definition
A failure in a program to release discarded memory, causing performance degradation or crashes due to memory exhaustion.
Use case
An uncleaned event listener retaining references to DOM elements, causing RAM usage to constantly climb until server crash.
Related terms
Documentation
Memory management in JavaScript
Forgotten listeners and closures that slowly eat all memory.