Articles for tag: Block Started, Block Started Symbol, global static, memory layout, memory management, static variables

Michael C. McKay

What is BSS: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding BSS Systems

The BSS (Block Started by Symbol) section is an important part of a program’s memory layout. It is a section in the memory that is allocated for storing uninitialized global and static variables. The BSS section allows the program to reserve space for these variables without actually assigning any initial values to them. This helps ...