memory manager may move it within the global heap. This lets the memory manager keep the global heap compacted (see <A HREF="Memory_4.htm#42030"> Maximizing Free Space in Memory</A>
). Accessing moveable blocks is slightly slower than accessing fixed blocks since the application needs to call the memory manager to lock the block and translate the memory handle to a pointer. In addition to being moveable, a block may also be swapable and/or discardable (as described below).</LI>
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