The way JavaScript handles arrays is entirely up to the implementation used. In general, all JavaScript representations will eventually convert to a sparse representation internally. However, this sparse representation tends to use more memory per element and may be slower to access compared to non-sparse arrays.
Because of this, removing a single value from a dense array may not immediately release any memory. But once a sufficient number of elements are removed, the implementation will likely switch to a sparse representation in order to save memory overall.
It's important to note that when you delete an object or value at a certain index, it won't be deleted right away. Instead, the `delete` operation simply removes the property slot associated with that object. The actual deletion of the object or value will only occur during garbage collection and if there are no other references to it.