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Allocation

Allocation means reserving memory space to hold some data.

Related concepts:  ValueGarbage Collection

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Memory management

Authoritative Definition

Wikipedia does not necessarily offer the best fitting definition of a concept. The exact meaning we attribute to the concept of Allocation is based on principled authoritative sources such as:

Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools - Section 7

Misconceptions about Allocation
13 documented Misconceptions

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AddMemberAtRuntime
Set of class members can change at runtime
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ArrayAllocationWithoutNew
Arrays are created without the new keyword
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ArrayBracketCountIsLength
The number of brackets in an array type or an array initializer corresponds to the length of the array
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ArraysGrow
Arrays can grow dynamically
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ConstructorAllocates
The constructor allocates the object
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ConstructorReturnsObject
Constructors need to return objects
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ConstructorWithoutNew
One can write the constructor name, without new, to instantiate a class
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ObjectsMustBeNamed
A variable is needed to instantiate an object
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SuperclassObjectAllocated
When instantiating an object of a subclass, an object of a superclass is also allocated

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