Reflection is a runtime feature in C# that allows a program to inspect and interact with metadata, types, methods, properties, and fields of objects dynamically.
Reflection is commonly used when working with unknown types, plugins, serialization, and testing frameworks.
It provides capabilities to dynamically load and invoke methods, inspect metadata, create objects dynamically, and automate code generation.
Reflection is especially powerful for automating design patterns, implementing factories, automating dependency injection, and enabling dynamic method invocation for plugin systems.