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malloc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
mal-loc
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.

verb

To allocate memory using the C programming language malloc subroutine.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of map + allocate.

Inflected Forms

mallocs (plural) mallocs (present, singular) mallocing (participle, present) malloced (participle, past) malloced (past)

Questions

What does malloc mean?
A subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.
Where does malloc come from?
Blend of map + allocate.

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