What does deallocate mean?
Deallocate means (transitive) To remove from the set of resources put aside for (allocated to) a particular user or purpose..
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/diːˈæləkeɪt/ · verb
(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.
Similarly, the program deallocates storage for automatic objects when the procedure returns to its caller.
Use deallocate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deallocate means (transitive) To remove from the set of resources put aside for (allocated to) a particular user or purpose..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Empty out your locker; it will be deallocated at the end of the day.
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