Heap vs Stack Memory

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The Question

What is the difference between Heap and Stack memory in Java?

What a Strong Answer Covers

• stack = per-thread LIFO local variables fast
• heap = shared all objects GC managed
• stack automatically managed
• StackOverflowError vs OutOfMemoryError
• references in stack objects in heap

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