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Int vs Malloc - What's the difference?

int | malloc |

As nouns the difference between int and malloc

is that int is an integer while malloc is a subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.

As an abbreviation int

is intelligence.

As a contraction int

is it is not; it isn't; 'tisn't; it'sn't.

As a verb malloc is

to allocate memory using the C programming language malloc subroutine.

int

English

(wikipedia int)

Etymology 1

From (integer), by shortening

Noun

(en noun)
  • (programming) An integer.
    • Usage notes
    In many major programming languages, an int is a signed integer.
    Coordinate terms
    * long

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • intelligence
  • intermediate
  • international
  • interior

    • Etymology 2

    Unknown(?)

    Alternative forms

    * tint

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • it is not; it isn't; 'tisn't; it'sn't
  • is not; isn't

    • Anagrams

    * * * ----

    malloc

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.
  • * 2001 , USENIX Association, Proceedings of the FREENIX Track: 2001 USENIX Annual Technical Conference
    • It compares the behavior of nine different mallocs when used with Hummingbird and GNU Emacs dynamic memory activity traces.

    Verb

  • (computing) To allocate memory using the C programming language malloc subroutine.

    • References

    * "malloc" in The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (©1993-2005 Denis Howe)