Garbage collection algorithms

There are several garbage collection algorithms, or types, for use by the Java virtual machine. In this section, we will cover the following garbage collection algorithms:

  • Mark and sweep
  • CMS garbage collection
  • Serial garbage collection
  • Parallel garbage collection
  • G1 garbage collection

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