= Buddy memory allocation
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Buddy memory allocation is a memory management scheme that divides memory into partitions to satisfy memory allocation requests. It aims to efficiently manage free memory blocks and reduce fragmentation. \#\#\# Key Concepts: 1. **Memory Division into Blocks**: Memory is divided into blocks of sizes that are powers of two. For instance, if the total memory is 1024 KB, it could be divided into blocks of sizes 1 KB, 2 KB, 4 KB, 8 KB, etc.
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