From 866e222198dca3a680f4569dc0774319ef0f78af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Weston McNamara Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:22:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add name clarification to new description --- docs/cpp/new-operator-cpp.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/cpp/new-operator-cpp.md b/docs/cpp/new-operator-cpp.md index 36481ca911b..445a543d1c4 100644 --- a/docs/cpp/new-operator-cpp.md +++ b/docs/cpp/new-operator-cpp.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.assetid: 69fee812-1c28-4882-8fda-d1ad17860004 --- # new Operator (C++) -Allocates memory for an object or array of objects of *type-name* from the free store and returns a suitably typed, nonzero pointer to the object. +Allocates memory for an object or array of objects of *type-name* from the free store, or the "heap", and returns a suitably typed, nonzero pointer to the object. > [!NOTE] > Microsoft C++ Component Extensions provides support for the **`new`** keyword to add vtable slot entries. For more information, see [new (new slot in vtable)](../extensions/new-new-slot-in-vtable-cpp-component-extensions.md) From 99efcade733bbc734b389d7c51f1ab222a8ad93a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Weston McNamara Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:27:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Used more specific wording to avoid confusion --- docs/cpp/new-operator-cpp.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/cpp/new-operator-cpp.md b/docs/cpp/new-operator-cpp.md index 445a543d1c4..db4c18fe7e2 100644 --- a/docs/cpp/new-operator-cpp.md +++ b/docs/cpp/new-operator-cpp.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.assetid: 69fee812-1c28-4882-8fda-d1ad17860004 --- # new Operator (C++) -Allocates memory for an object or array of objects of *type-name* from the free store, or the "heap", and returns a suitably typed, nonzero pointer to the object. +Allocates memory for an object or array of objects of *type-name* from the free store, commonly called the "heap", and returns a suitably typed, nonzero pointer to the object. > [!NOTE] > Microsoft C++ Component Extensions provides support for the **`new`** keyword to add vtable slot entries. For more information, see [new (new slot in vtable)](../extensions/new-new-slot-in-vtable-cpp-component-extensions.md)