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Contiguous allocation is a memory management technique where a single block of memory is allocated to a process in a single, continuous segment. This means that all of the process's data and instructions are stored in adjacent memory addresses, which can enhance access speed due to spatial locality. However, it can lead to fragmentation, where free memory is split into small, non-contiguous blocks, making it difficult to allocate larger segments for new processes. This method is often contrasted with paging or segmentation, which allow for non-contiguous memory allocation.

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