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What is a memory leak in Java if Garbage Collection is automatic?
Tests whether you know a Java 'leak' isn't about forgetting to free memory -- it's an object staying reachable from a GC root (a static collection, a forgotten listener, an unclosed resource) long after it's logically done, so GC correctly refuses to collect it.
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