# allocator

> in C++, an object that handles requests for allocation and deallocation of memory for a given container

**Wikidata**: [Q1869009](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1869009)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allocator_(C++))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/allocator


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013