Meanings
nounfree store (countable and uncountable, plural free stores)
plural free stores
- countableuncountablecomputingA region of memory used for dynamic memory allocation, often synonymous with the heap.
In C++, the new keyword reserves memory taken from the free store.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of give-away shop.
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free store. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20store
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“free store.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20store. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free store,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20store.
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