Reference counting is a form of ____.
A) tracking parameter use
B) reclamation of storage that is no longer referenced
C) allocating memory
D) accessing nonlocal variables

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Reference counting is a technique used for automatic memory management, where the number of references to a piece of memory is tracked. When the reference count becomes zero, the memory can be reclaimed. Therefore, reference counting is a form of reclamation of storage that is no longer referenced. The other options (A, C, and D) have no relation to reference counting.

Reference Counting Is a Form of ____