What is a “memory leak” in terms of video games?
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If a program is working properly, it will gain permission to use a portion of random access memory (RAM), store info at that address, and then release the address when done, making it available to other programs. A memory leak is when the program fails to release the address and just keeps requesting more portions of RAM. This slows down the computer as it runs out of resources to share amongst all programs.
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