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How does Garbage Collection work

Garbage collection automatically reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use, preventing memory leaks and improving application performance. Different algorithms offer varied trade-offs between throughput, latency, and memory footprint, impacting application responsiveness and resource utilization.

memory managementautomatic cleanupmark-and-sweepgenerational GCreference countingstop-the-world pausesmemory leaksthroughput vs latencyG1GCCMS

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