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dynamic memory allocation
(computing) The process of allocating memory at runtime.
buddy memory allocation
(computing theory) A form of memory allocation that divides memory into partitions to try to satisfy a memory request as suitably as possible.
static memory allocation
(computing) The process of allocating fixed memory at compile time.
C dynamic memory allocation
C dynamic memory allocation refers to performing manual memory management for dynamic memory allocation in the C programming language via a group of functions in the C standard library, namely , , , and .
Stack-based memory allocation
Stacks in computing architectures are regions of memory where data is added or removed in a last-in-first-out manner.
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