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What is the difference between stack and heap memory?

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Quick Answer Stack stores value types and method call frames รขโ‚ฌโ€ fast allocation, automatic cleanup, limited size. Heap stores reference type objects รขโ‚ฌโ€ slower allocation, reclaimed by GC, can grow large. Stack overflow happens when you recurse too deeply and run out of stack space.

Answer

Stack: Stores value types and method call information.

Heap: Stores reference types and dynamically allocated objects.

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