1To free a person or thing from restraint or restriction; used both literally (freeing captives) and figuratively (feeling relieved of stress).
長年の内戦の後、多くの捕虜が解放された。
After years of civil war, many prisoners were released.
試験が終わって、やっとプレッシャーから解放された気がする。
Now that the exam is over, I finally feel free from the pressure.
女性の社会的解放を求める運動が世界各地で広がった。
Movements calling for the social liberation of women spread around the world.
休暇中は仕事のことを忘れて心を解放したい。
During my vacation, I want to forget about work and free my mind.
2In computing, to release memory or resources that are no longer needed so they become available for other processes.
使わなくなった変数はメモリを解放しておくべきだ。
You should release the memory of variables that are no longer used.
このバグはメモリを解放し忘れたことが原因だった。
This bug was caused by forgetting to release memory.