arena
:arena: n. [common; Unix] The area of memory attached to a process by
`brk(2)' and `sbrk(2)' and used by `malloc(3)' as dynamic storage. So
named from a `malloc: corrupt arena' message emitted when some early
versions detected an impossible value in the free block list. See
overrun screw
, aliasing bug
, memory leak
, memory smash
, {smash the stack}
.
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