<dt><a name="Root"><b>Root</b></a></dt> <dd>In garbage collection, a
pointer variable lying outside of the <a href="#Heap">heap</a> from which
the collector begins its reachability analysis. In the context of code
- generation, "root" almost always refers to a "stack root"—a local or
+ generation, "root" almost always refers to a "stack root" -- a local or
temporary variable within an executing function.</dd>
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