... in java or some scripting languages such as python, Lua or Perl where garbage collection is automatic. Garbage collection has different forms that include reference counting, tracing garbage collection, escape analysis and compile time. In reference counting each object keeps a count of references to it, the garbage is identified by having reference count of zero. When a reference count is created the ... ...

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