# \#data-alignment

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## [\[ANN\] AlignedAllocs.jl - lightweight cross-platform allocation of aligned memory](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-alignedallocs-jl-lightweight-cross-platform-allocation-of-aligned-memory/126772)

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**Author:** [@JeffreySarnoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JeffreySarnoff)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-alignedallocs-jl-lightweight-cross-platform-allocation-of-aligned-memory/126772 "2025-03-10T15:39:18Z")

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This is a very lightweight cross-platform package that exports two functions, each is an aligned memory allocator. memalign(item\_type, item\_count \[, byte\_alignment\]) providing uninitialized memory memalign\_clear(i…