# kirupa.com - Behind the Code: Stacks and Heaps - Page 3

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-behind-the-code-stacks-and-heaps-page-3/362195
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [November 25, 2014, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-behind-the-code-stacks-and-heaps-page-3/362195 "2014-11-25T08:04:37Z")
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### Author: ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2014, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-behind-the-code-stacks-and-heaps-page-3/362195/1 "2014-11-25T08:04:37Z")

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In the [previous page](http://www.kirupa.comstacks_heaps_pg2.htm), you learned about heaps and, more importantly, how unused data in both your heap and stack is dealt with. Let's pick up from where we left off and continue discussing garbage collectors.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/net/stacks\_heaps\_pg3.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/net/stacks_heaps_pg3.htm)