# Scalable Memory Allocator

Both the debug and release versions of Intel® Threading Building Blocks (Intel® TBB) consists of two dynamic shared libraries, one with general support and the other with a scalable memory allocator. The latter is distinguished by `malloc` in its name. For example, the release versions for Windows* OS are `tbb.dll` and tbbmalloc.dll respectively. Applications may choose to use only the general library, or only the scalable memory allocator, or both. See the links below for more information on memory allocation.

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## See Also

Memory Allocation
Which Dynamic Libraries to Use
Automically Replacing malloc and Other C/C++ Functions for Dynamic Memory Allocation