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10 lines
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Markdown
% Working With Uninitialized Memory
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All runtime-allocated memory in a Rust program begins its life as
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*uninitialized*. In this state the value of the memory is an indeterminate pile
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of bits that may or may not even reflect a valid state for the type that is
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supposed to inhabit that location of memory. Attempting to interpret this memory
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as a value of *any* type will cause Undefined Behaviour. Do Not Do This.
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Rust provides mechanisms to work with uninitialized memory in checked (safe) and
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unchecked (unsafe) ways. |