The plain-English version
A model for deciding which part of a program is responsible for a value and its lifetime.
Why it matters
It helps reason about when memory or another resource remains valid.
Let’s make it click
A buffer is owned by a parser and released after all required records have been consumed.
Vibe Bro’s heads-up
Passing access to a value does not always transfer responsibility for freeing it; understand the language and API's ownership contract.
The docs behind it
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Editorial review · October 28, 2026
Supported: Ownership concerns responsibility and resource lifetime; merely passing access need not transfer release responsibility.