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This article is from the FAQ, by with numerous contributions by others.

L08) What about garbage collection in BETA?

Garbage collection is conducted automatically by the BETA runtime system
when it is discovered that no references to the object exist. The garbage
collection mechanism is based on generation-based scavenging. The
implemented garbage collection system is very efficient.

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