WeakMap

Term side of the Card
Topic: Map
Unit title: WeakMap
Categories: Object
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Explanation: The object that holds a collection of key-value pairs where keys are objects and values can be any value. The keys are weakly held, meaning if there are no other references to a key object, it can be garbage collected. This avoids memory leaks.

Browser compatibility:
  • The chrome browser supports this feature starting from version 36
  • The edge browser supports this feature starting from version 12
  • The firefox browser supports this feature starting from version 6
  • The safari browser supports this feature starting from version 8
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