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Define the word malloc

"malloc" foldoc "The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)"

malloc
     
        C's standard library routine for storage allocation.  It
        takes the number of bytes required and returns a pointer to a
        block of that size.  Storage is allocated from a heap which
        lies after the end of the program and data areas.  Memory
        allocated with malloc must be freed explicitly using the
        "free" routine before it can be re-used.
     
        gc is a storage allocator with garbage collection that is
        intended to be used as a plug-in replacement for malloc.