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Code |
Instructions are stored in this region. |
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Stack |
A function's local variables are allocated in this region while a function is called. |
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The Heap |
The memory allocation and deallocation operators affect this region. |
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Static Memory |
Global and static local variables are allocated in this region once for the duration of the program. |
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Free Store |
Another name for "The heap" because the programmer has explicit control of this memory. |
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Automatic Memory |
Another name for "The stack" because the programmer does not explicitly control this memory. |
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Memory leak |
occurs when a program that allocates memory loses the ability to access the allocated memory, typically due to failure to properly destroy/free dynamically allocated memory. |
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Unusable memory |
Memory locations that have been dynamically allocated but can no longer be used by a program. |
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Garbage Collection |
Automatic process of finding and freeing unreachable allocated memory locations. |
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t/f A destructor has no return type |
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