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Java vs C++: Java is interpreted (bytecode + JVM), C++ compiles to native machine code. Java has automatic garbage collection, C++ uses manual memory management. Java doesn't support multiple class inheritance (uses interfaces), C++ does. Java has no pointers (only references), C++ has full pointer arithmetic. Java is platform-independent, C++ is platform-specific by default.
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Java uses automatic garbage collection. Java is platform-independent; C++ is platform-specific. Java does not support direct pointers, improving security.
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