# cSpell:ignore memorylimiterprocessor
title: Memory Limiter Collector Processor
registryType: processor
language: collector
tags:
  - go
  - processor
  - collector
license: Apache 2.0
description:
  The Memory Limiter Processor for the OpenTelemetry Collector is used to
  prevent out of memory situations on the collector.
authors:
  - name: OpenTelemetry Authors
urls:
  repo: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/tree/main/processor/memorylimiterprocessor
createdAt: 2021-02-24
