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11.3.90 `garbage_collect_atoms/0`

Synopsis

garbage_collect_atoms

Invokes the atom garbage collector.

Description

This predicate invokes the atom garbage collector to discard atoms that are no longer accessible to the computation, reclaiming their space.

Tips

A program can use the atoms keyword to statistics/2 to determine if a call to garbage_collect_atoms/0 would be appropriate.

Exceptions

None.

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