No, memory leak is a very distinct definition: unused and stored, but inaccessible memory. Memory leak can be as small as a single word. In this case, it's just

No, memory leak is a very distinct definition: unused and stored, but inaccessible memory. Memory leak can be as small as a single word. In this case, it's just a memory. There is another term for this scenario, which I don't remember. This is a case of optimization gone wrong, but nothing is leaked, and every single byte is accounted for. The title is click bate, but article still interesting to read.