Definition of "classloader" []

• A mechanism for dynamically loading classes into a virtual machine. (noun)

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• "Reloading Java Classes 201, it is amazingly easy to leak a classloader and quickly run out of heap causing an OutOfMemoryError."
• "It allows you to modularize your system into "bundles" which essentially firewall their own classloader space."
• "· Pluggable class resolvers, making it easy to customize classloader policy, by implementing a small interface (rather than having to subclass the Object*Stream classes) · Pluggable object replacement (also without subclassing) · Pluggable predefined class tables, which can dramatically decrease stream size and serialization time for stream types which frequently use a common set of classes"