In programming, it refers to a common pool of memory that is available to the program. The management of the heap is either done by the applications themselves, allocating and deallocating memory as required, or by the operating system or other system program.
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- Transparency buried beneath ash heap. Wallboard the fix?I'd be careful, Harry....... if those ash heaps are now a "state secret", and if you have compiled a list of ash heaps from other sources anyway, then you may in for a visit from the men in black helicopters. Just remember...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
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- Discussion threads 2009-06-10
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- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
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- Blog posts 2009-06-01
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- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
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- Blog posts 2009-05-12
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- Blog posts 2009-05-08
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- Discussion threads 2009-05-08
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- Blog posts 2009-05-06
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