Heap
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Heap may refer to:

Computer science
  • Heap (data structure)
    Heap (data structure)
    In computer science, a heap is a specialized tree-based data structure that satisfies the heap property: if B is a child node of A, then key ≥ key. This implies that an element with the greatest key is always in the root node, and so such a heap is sometimes called a max-heap...

    , a data structure commonly used to implement a priority queue
    Priority queue
    A priority queue is an abstract data type in computer programming.It is exactly like a regular queue or stack data structure, but additionally, each element is associated with a "priority"....

  • Heap (or free store), an area of memory used for dynamic memory allocation


Mathematics
  • Heap (mathematics)
    Heap (mathematics)
    In abstract algebra, a heap is a mathematical generalisation of a group. Informally speaking, a heap is obtained from a group by "forgetting" which element is the unit, in the same way that an affine space can be viewed as a vector space in which the 0 element has been "forgotten"...

    , a generalization of a group


Comics
  • The Heap, a Golden Age
    Golden Age of Comic Books
    The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s...

     comic book character similar to but well pre-dating Marvel Comics' Man-Thing
    Man-Thing
    The Man-Thing is a fictional character, a monster in publications from Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow, the character first appeared in Savage Tales #1 , and went on to be featured in various titles and in his own series, including...

    . Later re-imagined by Todd McFarlane
    Todd McFarlane
    Todd McFarlane is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, toy designer and entrepreneur, best known for his work in comic books, such as the fantasy series Spawn....

     for his series Spawn
    Spawn (comics)
    Spawn is a fictional comic book superhero who appears in a monthly comic book of the same name published by Image Comics. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1...



For people named Heap, see Heap (surname)
Heap (surname)
Heap is a surname, and may refer to* Brian Heap, British biologist* Dan Heap, Canadian politician* David Porter Heap, American engineer* Imogen Heap, British singer-songwriter* John Heap, British geographer* Mark Heap, British actor...

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HEAP as an acronym
Acronym and initialism
Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. These components may be individual letters or parts of words . There is no universal agreement on the precise definition of the various terms , nor on written usage...

 may refer to:
  • High Explosive, Armor-Piercing ammunition and ordnance
  • High Explosive Anti-Personnel ammunition and ordnance (ie usually French supplied weapons with English translation of manuals).
  • Home Energy Assistance Program of New York
    New York
    New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

    , Ohio
    Ohio
    Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

    , and other states
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

  • Holocaust Education and Avoidance Pod, an idea put forth in Neal Stephenson's book Cryptonomicon, consisting of bundled information pertaining to guerilla warfare

See also

  • Beap
    Beap
    Beap, or bi-parental heap, is a data structure where a node usually has two parents and two children . Unlike a heap, a beap allows sublinear search. The beap was introduced by Ian Munro and Hendra Suwanda...

  • Treap
    Treap
    In computer science, the treap and the randomized binary search tree are two closely related forms of binary search tree data structures that maintain a dynamic set of ordered keys and allow binary searches among the keys...

  • Sorites paradox
    Sorites paradox
    The sorites paradox is a paradox that arises from vague predicates. The paradox of the heap is an example of this paradox which arises when one considers a heap of sand, from which grains are individually removed...

    , also known as the paradox of the heap.
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