Why does Java use a heap data structure to store an object?

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Or it does NOT use a bunch of "Data Structure". Is the name assigned to memory for distribution (memory pool) called heap?

If so, is there any relation between the heap data structure and the heap, as in a memory pool?

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Sandeep jindal Mar 21 '13 at 21:14

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Are you talking about the difference between heap memory and stack memory?

I would explain it, but this answer is pretty sweet

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75inchpianist Mar 21 '13 at 21:17

NPE · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-21T21:15:56+0000

There is no connection between heap memory and heap data structures . They just have the same name.