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KeyC0de
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Reputation: 5277

What is Scratch memory of a process?

I've seen the term "scratch memory" a few times, but i'm not sure what it means and i can't find a source to learn about it. I've seen it again on Wikipedia reading about Multics here. Explanation? Thanks in advance.

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Sam
Sam

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"Scratch memory" most likely refers to the heap in the context you are talking about. I have heard it more in the context of computer architecture where it is a small very fast memory that is used for things like interim values, it is related to a cache but with less organization.

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