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OutOfMemoryError vs StackOverflowError?
Tests whether you know OutOfMemoryError means the heap (or metaspace) is exhausted by live objects, while StackOverflowError means a single thread's call stack exceeded its fixed size -- almost always from unbounded or runaway recursion.
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