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finalize method is used to release system resources.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

The finalize() method is intended as a finalization hook for releasing system resources (file handles, network connections, native memory) before an object is garbage collected. However, it's deprecated since Java 9 due to unreliability - better to use explicit resource management or try-with-resources. The statement is technically true about its purpose.

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