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Heap: "an untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other". Example: "a heap of cardboard boxes"
This makes sense as the Unix Heap is just a space containing a random collection of objects with random sizes.
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Heap: "an untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other". Example: "a heap of cardboard boxes"
This makes sense as the Unix Heap is just a space containing a random collection of objects with random sizes.