Fromde- +‎allocate.

• (UK)IPA^(key): /diːˈæləkeɪt/

deallocate (third-person singular simple presentdeallocates,present participledeallocating,simple past and past participledeallocated)

1. (transitive) To remove from the set of resources put aside for (allocated to) a particular user or purpose.

   Coordinate terms:reallocate,reassign,redistribute

   Empty out your locker; it will bedeallocated at the end of the day.

2. (transitive, computing) To return previouslyallocatedmemory.

   Computer programs shoulddeallocate memory they no longer need, releasing it back to the system.

   • 2010, Randall Hyde,The Art of Assembly Language, 2nd edition, No Starch Press,→ISBN,page267:

     Similarly, the programdeallocates storage for automatic objects when the procedure returns to its caller.

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