They explain pretty clearly that this is static memory allocation. In other words, a calculated amount of (mostly) contiguous memory is allocated at startup and

They explain pretty clearly that this is static memory allocation. In other words, a calculated amount of (mostly) contiguous memory is allocated at startup and used very carefully, relying on disk to supply the dynamic nature of database load semantics. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-static-allocation-and-heap-allocation/ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-static-allo...