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Yes, it is still a memory leak in terms of the programming language and the execution of the code. Even though the OS may free the memory at the end, not all OS'es do this.

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Do you mean it is possible for part of the heap used by a process itself to remain in main memory after the process terminates?

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Originally Posted by HighCommander4

Do you mean it is possible for part of the heap used by a process itself to remain in main memory after the process terminates?

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Whether the operating system releases the memory when the program terminates depends on how the OS is implemented. There was a thread here just a couple of weeks ago discussing this.

For one, I don't believe that MS-DOS releases the memory if you use the low-level BIOS call to get the memory for you.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

Symbian OS. You have to plug all leaks in a Symbian app before it can be released on a phone.