Contents tagged with memory-management
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Stack
Short Definition: The stack is where functions store their value type data.
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Each thread receives its own stack. A stack contains discrete blocks of RAM memory. The runtime allocates blocks to functions in first-in-first-out order. On invocation, a function receives a block … more
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;Heap
Short Definition: The heap is where objects store their value type data.
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Each application (aka process) receives its own heap A heap contains discrete blocks of RAM. The runtime allocates blocks to objects in an unenforced pattern. On creation, an object receives memory … more