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36.2.3 Other Functions

`heapmin`( | )

  Force the `malloc()` heap to clean itself up and return unused blocks to the operating system. This only works on Windows NT. On failure, this raises `IOError`.

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Release 2.5.3, documentation updated on 19th December, 2008.