Boehm-Demers-Weiser Garbage Collector

The Boehm-Demers-Weiser Garbage Collector is a system used in programming to automatically manage memory, which is where data is stored while a program runs. Instead of programmers having to manually free up unused memory, this collector identifies and frees memory that is no longer needed, helping prevent memory leaks and bugs. It works by periodically checking which pieces of memory are still accessible via the program’s variables and automatically reclaiming any that are abandoned. This simplifies development and enhances stability, especially in complex applications where managing memory manually can be challenging.