Well, you must have heard of this developer term heap quite a lot.
Heap refers to a region of memory that is dynamically allocated to store during runtime of a program. It allows programs to dynamically request and release memory as needed during execution.
Understanding Heap Allocation
Heap allocation refers to the dynamic allocation of memory from the heap, region of memory managed by the operating system. Unlike stack allocation, which is managed automatically by the compiler, heap allocation for more flexible memory management as memory can be allocated and deallocated at runtime.
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