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Object.Finalize Method – destructor is outdated naming
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At [Object.Finalize Method](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.object.finalize?view=net-5.0) page is few times used term _destructor_ while it is considered stale in this context.
From [Finalizers (C# Programming Guide)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/classes-and-structs/destructors)
> Finalizers (historically referred to as destructors) are used to perform any necessary final clean-up when a class instance is being collected by the garbage collector.
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