Allocation
Allocation means reserving memory space to hold some data.
Related concepts: ValueGarbage Collection
Closest Wikipedia entry: Memory management
Misconceptions about Allocation13 documented Misconceptions
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AddMemberAtRuntime — Java
Set of class members can change at runtime
ArrayAllocationWithoutNew — Java
Arrays are created without the new keyword
ArrayBracketCountIsLength — Java
The number of brackets in an array type or an array initializer corresponds to the length of the array
ArraysGrow — Java
Arrays can grow dynamically
ConstructorAllocates — Java
The constructor allocates the object
ConstructorReturnsObject — Java
Constructors need to return objects
ConstructorWithoutNew — Java
One can write the constructor name, without new, to instantiate a class
ObjectsMustBeNamed — Java
A variable is needed to instantiate an object
SuperclassObjectAllocated — Java
When instantiating an object of a subclass, an object of a superclass is also allocated
AssignmentCopiesObject — Python
Assignment copies the object
InitCreates — Python
__init__ must create a new object
InitReturnsObject — Python
__init__ needs to return an object
ObjectsMustBeNamed — Python
A variable is needed to instantiate an object