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Explain memory management in large-scale JavaScript applications.

Senior JavaScript
Quick Answer Large-scale memory management: use WeakMap for metadata attached to DOM nodes (GC-friendly), limit cache sizes with LRU eviction, remove event listeners on component teardown, avoid storing large datasets in component state (paginate or virtualize), use Web Workers for heavy data processing to keep the main thread heap clean.

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Memory management requires avoiding leaks caused by closures, unremoved event listeners, stale references, and long-running timers. Tools like Chrome Memory profiler help detect leaks, ensuring long-running app stability.

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