title: JavaScript Closures and Memory Leaks
body: <p>I read in Jquery in Action that memory leaks can result from javascript closures.</p>
  
  <p>"Unintended closures can have unintended consequences. For example, circular references can lead to memory leaks. A classic example of this is the creation of DOM elements that refer back to closure variables, preventing those variables from being reclaimed."</p>
  
  <p>could somebody give an example of this?</p>
  
  <p>thank you!</p>