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calloc

calloc noun: a subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.

Noun

calloc (plural callocs)

  1. A subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.

Verb

calloc (third-person singular simple present callocs, present participle callocing, simple past and past participle calloced)

  1. To allocate memory using the C programming language calloc subroutine.

Forms of calloc

Noun
pluralcallocs
Verb
third-person singular presentcallocs
present participlecallocing
past participlecalloced
pastcalloced

Questions about calloc

What does calloc mean?
Calloc means a subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.
What part of speech is calloc?
Calloc can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of calloc?
The plural of calloc is callocs.

Words near calloc in the dictionary

  1. callitrichines
  2. callitype
  3. callitypes
  4. callivance
  5. callivances
  6. calloc
  7. callogenesis
  8. callogenic
  9. calloo
  10. calloos
  11. callop

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