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The Root Set<br />

• Set of foundational object references within your application<br />

– static reference fields within class definitions<br />

You Can Expect More.<br />

– Local reference variables within the method frames of each thread<br />

stack<br />

• The contents of the JVM’s root set changes dynamically<br />

– As threads enter and exit methods, local reference variables come<br />

into and go out of scope (enter and leave the root set)

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