Why are the runtime heap used for dynamic memory allocation in C-style languages and the data structure both called "the heap"? Is there some relation?
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Q. What is a heap? A. A heap is a collection of objects place on top of each other.
Answer to your question: Both memory heap and binary heap uses the same concept as you know. Data is stored in the form of a heap in the memory in the same order as written in the program whereas binary heap is a data structure that follows the same concept of storing data in an ordered way in the form of a heap(Data on top of the other). Let me know what you think in the comments section.
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