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## Array Stored in Memory
If you creat an array locally, by default the values will stored in a `stack` data structure. If you want to store many more elements, like in millions or billions, a heap may be used. Heaps are expanded up to the total memory in the machine, but a stack only can store limited number of elements.
An array declared globally or statically would have different storage specification from an array declared locally such as
- A local array will be (usually) created on stack.
- A global or static array will be (usually)created on bss/data segments.
- A dynamically created array will be created on heap.
For declaring an array in heap we use the `malloc` function under the `stdlib` header file.
Here is an example of the syntax where `A` is an `int` type array of size `n`:
```C
int*A=(int*)malloc(sizeof(int)*n);
```
## Overview ## Overview
* A one-dimensional array is like a list; A two dimensional array is like a table; The C language places no limits on the number of dimensions in an array, though specific implementations may. * A one-dimensional array is like a list; A two dimensional array is like a table; The C language places no limits on the number of dimensions in an array, though specific implementations may.