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# Given a string that doesn't fit into a machine's memory, split it at each space and count the number of spaces.

We publish this as an Aced (formerly Exponent) interview-practice question. It asks candidates to design an approach for processing a string too large to fit in machine memory, splitting at spaces and counting those spaces.

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- **Company:** [Apple](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=apple)
- **Category:** [Data Structures & Algorithms](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=algorithms)
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- **Reported last asked:** 3 years ago
- **Interview count shown:** 1

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