Generational GC

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A GC strategy based on the generational hypothesis: most objects die young. Memory is divided into young and old generations with separate collection frequencies. Minor collections (young gen) are fast and frequent; major collections (old gen) are thorough but rare.

Key Properties

• Young and Old Generations
• Minor and Major Collections

Related

• Used by JVM, .NET

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