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| module GC | 
GC module provides an interface to Ruby's mark and sweep garbage
  collection mechanism.  
  Some of the underlying methods are also
  available via the ObjectSpace module, described 
  beginning on page 434.
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| disable | GC.disable -> trueorfalse | Disables garbage collection, returning trueif garbage
      collection was already disabled.
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| enable | GC.enable -> trueorfalse | Enables garbage collection, returning trueif garbage
      collection was disabled.
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| start | GC.start -> nil | Initiates garbage collection, unless manually disabled. 
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| garbage_collect | garbage_collect -> nil | Equivalent to GC::start.
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