Dynamic memory allocation

Dynamic memory allocation

A technique used by several functions (such as malloc, calloc, and realloc) to dynamically allocate memory for variables at runtime. This is accomplished by defining a large memory pool (heap) and using the functions to allocate memory from the heap.

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