calloc

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noun

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

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Meanings

nouncalloc (plural callocs)

plural callocs

  1. computingA subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.
verbcalloc (third-person singular simple present callocs, present participle callocing, simple past and past participle calloced)

present singular third person callocs · participle present callocing · participle past calloced · past calloced

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

calloc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calloc

MLA

“calloc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calloc. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calloc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calloc.

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