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                      MSC: void *alloca( size_t size )                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
        - prototype in malloc.h                                                 
                                                                                
        - allocates size bytes for the application stack                        
        - memory is automatically freed upon exiting the calling function       
        - this function cannot be used as a parameter to another function       
          or stack corruption will occur                                        
        - the pointer returned CANNOT be passed as an argument to free()        
          since it isn't allocated from DOS                                     
        - see   stackavail                                                      
                                                                                
 

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