Glossary coding Term Page

drop

The automatic cleanup Rust performs when a variable leaves scope

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Related Concepts

Scope move Copy trait

Core Idea

drop is The automatic cleanup Rust performs when a variable leaves scope. It usually makes the most sense alongside Scope, move, Copy trait.

Why It Matters Here

Mathbong reuses this term across rust posts as shared vocabulary.

Posts Mentioning This Concept

[Rust Series 5] Ownership Basics Trace how values move, exit scope, and drop so you can build intuition for ownership.[Rust 시리즈 5편] ownership 기초 값이 이동하고(scope) 정리되는(drop) 과정을 예제로 살펴보며 ownership의 출발점을 잡습니다.