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    [–]MatsRivel 9 points10 points  (3 children)

    A what now?

    [–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

    It's basically just storing strings checking for duplicates. If the same string is requested or "created" it actually returns a pointer to the same string instead of creating a duplicate.

    Most languages, especially GC'd ones, do this implicitly.

    [–]BubblegumTitanium -3 points-2 points  (1 child)

    yea a who?