<s>
mimalloc	B-General_Concept
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
me-malloc	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
compact	O
general-purpose	O
memory	B-General_Concept
allocator	I-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
with	O
focus	O
on	O
performance	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
library	O
is	O
about	O
11000	O
lines	O
of	O
code	O
and	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
drop-in	O
replacement	O
for	O
malloc	B-Language
of	O
the	B-Language
C	I-Language
standard	I-Language
library	I-Language
and	O
requires	O
no	O
additional	O
code	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
mimalloc	B-General_Concept
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
run-time	O
systems	O
of	O
the	O
Lean	B-Language
and	O
Koka	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
design	O
aspects	O
include	O
free	O
list	O
sharding	B-General_Concept
,	O
eager	O
page	O
reset	O
,	O
first-class	O
heaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
co-exist	O
with	O
other	O
memory	B-General_Concept
allocators	I-General_Concept
linked	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
mimalloc	B-General_Concept
is	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
*	O
BSD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
MIT	B-License
License	I-License
and	O
available	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
