Explanation of Difference between C++ and Java

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C++ is a statically typed language with manual memory management, while Java is a dynamically typed language with automatic memory management.

C++ is compiled directly to machine code, while Java is compiled to bytecode and runs on a virtual machine.
C++ supports multiple inheritance, while Java only supports single inheritance through interfaces.
C++ allows for pointer arithmetic and direct memory manipulation, while Java does not.
C++ has a preprocessor for macros, while Java does not have a preprocessor.
C++ has destructors for automatic resource management, while Java has garbage collection for memory management.

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