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memory leak comparison table

Subject	cause	has definition	is a kind of	detect by	occur in
inappropriate management of resources		A defect that occurs when a program uses certain resources but does not make them available to other programs when it no longer needs them	defect in handling stress and unusual situations	running the system intensively suppling the system with a very large amount of input running many copies of the system running the system on a computer or network that is busy running other systems running the system in atypical environments
memory leak	a computer to perform poorly or even run out of memory	A situation in which a program requests memory but does not release it when it is no longer needed	inappropriate management of resources	running a program for an extended period, and using a utility that indicates the amount of memory being used	programs written in C, C++ and certain other languages

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