ephemeron

noun2

1. •
   Something short-lived or transitory.

   • Ah!—so frail are we— So like the brief ephemeron that wheels Its momentary round, we scarce can weep Our own bereavements, ere we haste to share The clay with those we mourn. — 1834
2. •
   A type of weak reference in a garbage collected programming language that does not permit an object to be kept alive by its finalizer.