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An allocation site is the method, in Object-oriented programming, in which a particular object is created. For example, if a method creates a new object Test it is considered an allocation site for that object. [1]

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of "objects", which can contain data, in the form of fields, and code, in the form of procedures. A feature of objects is an object's procedures that can access and often modify the data fields of the object with which they are associated. In OOP, computer programs are designed by making them out of objects that interact with one another. OOP languages are diverse, but the most popular ones are class-based, meaning that objects are instances of classes, which also determine their types.

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Memory management managing physical and/or virtual memory in computer systems

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Preservation (library and archival science) set of activites aimed at prolonging the life of a record

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Metadata data about data

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  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)