.. _glossary-z:
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Memory Management Glossary: Z
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.. include:: alphabet.txt
.. glossary::
ZCT
.. see:: :term:`zero count table`.
zero count table
.. aka:: *ZCT*.
A *zero count table* is used in :term:`deferred reference
counting` to record :term:`objects` whose
:term:`reference counts <reference counting>` have dropped to
zero but which have not been processed to see if they can be
:term:`reclaimed`.