Malloc
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Malloc is a noun meaning (computing) A subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.
Meaning
(computing) A subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.
More Meanings
- (computing) To allocate memory using the C programming language malloc subroutine.
Example Sentences
It compares the behavior of nine different mallocs when used with Hummingbird and GNU Emacs dynamic memory activity traces.
Word Forms
- mallocs
- mallocing
- malloced
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include allocator, freestore, heap, slab, memory hole, library.
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