<s>
In	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
,	O
an	O
addressable	B-Application
heap	I-Application
is	O
an	O
abstract	O
data	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
mergeable	B-Application
heap	I-Application
supporting	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
heap	O
via	O
handles	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
references	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
addressable	B-Application
heap	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
following	O
operations	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
addressable	B-Application
heaps	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
