Types of Garbage Collectors

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The Question

What are the different types of garbage collectors in Java?

What a Strong Answer Covers

• Serial = single-threaded stop-the-world
• Parallel = multi-threaded high throughput Java 8 default
• G1 = region-based Java 9 default large heaps
• ZGC = ultra-low latency Java 11
• Shenandoah = concurrent compaction

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