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A '''memory debugger''' is a [[programming tooldebugger]] for finding [[memory leak]]s and [[buffer overflow]]s. These are due to [[Software bug|bugs]] related to the allocation and deallocation of [[dynamic memory]]. Programs written in languages that have [[Garbage collection (computer science)|garbage collection]], such as [[managed code]], might also need memory debuggers, e.g. for memory leaks due to "living" references in collections.

==Overview==