:PROPERTIES: :ID: 109fd185-1c1b-4505-ba40-b5dc8fd6490f :mtime: 20231009021931 :ctime: 20231009021839 :END: #+title: Heap vs Stack #+filetags: :public:project: * Definition When talking about the memory inside a computer, we must distinguish between the heap and the stack *heap* is a *global area* where memory storing values bound to names are tracked *stack* is a list where function call arguments are *pushed*.