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Type erasure is a process where the compiler removes all information related to type parameters and type arguments within a class or method.

  1. True

  2. False
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Type erasure is a fundamental process in Java generics where the compiler removes all generic type information at compile time. Generic types like List are converted to their raw forms (List), and type parameters are replaced with their bounds or Object. This ensures backward compatibility with pre-generic Java code while maintaining type safety during compilation.

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Type erasure is the mechanism Java uses to implement generics: at compile time, generic type parameters (like T in List) are checked for type safety, but at bytecode level they are erased and replaced with their bounds (often Object), with casts inserted automatically. This is why you can't get the runtime type of a generic parameter in Java, and why generics don't affect the runtime class hierarchy.

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