Definitions for "Finalizer"
a Java instance method named finalize() that returns void and takes no arguments
a special method finalize( enabling an object to free external resources before it is removed, for example, close a file, remove a window or flush a cache
a way of doing some processing before an object is killed off by the garbage collector
a block of code that is executed when the GC reclaims the storage of an object allocated by gcnew
a routine that is invoked when the Haskell storage manager detects that - within the Haskell heap and stack - there are no more references left that are pointing to the ForeignPtr
Keywords:  thread, things, clean, you
a thread that does clean up of things for you