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Garbage Collection

Explore how the Java Virtual Machine handles memory automatically through garbage collection. This lesson helps you understand how objects become eligible for collection and why mastering this process is crucial for optimizing Java application performance and succeeding in technical interviews.

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In languages like C or C++, developers must explicitly allocate and free memory. Java takes a different approach. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) automatically manages memory through a process called garbage collection.

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