What is the difference between the Factory and Abstract Factory design patterns?

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Factory pattern creates objects without exposing the instantiation logic, while Abstract Factory pattern provides an interface for creating families of related or dependent objects.

Factory pattern creates objects through a common interface, while Abstract Factory pattern creates families of related objects.
Factory pattern uses a single method to create objects, while Abstract Factory pattern uses multiple methods to create families of objects.
Factory pattern is a single method call, while Abstract Factory pattern involves multiple method calls to create related objects.
Example: Factory pattern can be used to create different types of shapes like Circle, Square, Triangle. Abstract Factory pattern can be used to create different types of GUI components like WindowsButton, MacOSButton, LinuxButton.

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