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What are Java Streams?

Updated May 6, 2026

Short answer

Streams process collections in functional style.

Deep explanation

They support operations like filter, map, reduce for declarative processing.

Real-world example

Used in data transformation pipelines.

Common mistakes

  • Reusing streams after terminal operation.

Follow-up questions

  • What is lazy evaluation?
  • Intermediate vs terminal ops?

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