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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Dcoetzee (talk | contribs) at 01:53, 29 December 2005. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Can someone please expand the section "Heap-based memory allocation"? How exactly is the Heap data structure utilized in it? thx!

It isn't! Just a coincidence in naming. Good point. Usually the heap is based on one of the discussed allocation algorithms such as free lists or the buddy system. Deco 01:53, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]