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malloc Functions
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  Include:   <malloc.h>
             <stdlib.h>     (ANSI-compatible malloc only)
 
  Syntax:    void *malloc( size_t size );
             void __based( void ) *_bmalloc( __segment seg, size_t size );
             void __far *_fmalloc( size_t size );
             void __near *_nmalloc( size_t size );
 
  Returns:   a pointer to the allocated space if successful, or NULL
             if not. The _bmalloc function returns _NULLOFF if
             unsuccessful.
 
  See also:  free, calloc, realloc, new, delete, _bfreeseg, _bheapseg
             Based Heap Example
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