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buddy system

(algorithm)

Definition: A memory allocation strategy which recursively divides allocatable blocks of memory into pairs of adjacent equal-sized blocks called "buddies".

Note: This term is included to minimize confusion with a buddy tree. After LK.

Author: PEB


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Paul E. Black, "buddy system", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 24 August 2017. (accessed TODAY) Available from: https://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/buddysystem.html