What is off heap memory in spark?



What is off heap memory in spark?..

Answer / Kameshwar Upadhyay

Off-heap memory in Spark refers to a memory space outside the Java heap. It can be used for storing data that doesn't fit within the Java heap, such as large arrays or graphs. Off-heap memory can improve performance by reducing garbage collection overhead.

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