<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Java has both Reference and Primitive types, which handle data storage differently.</li><li>Primitive types store both variable and value on the stack, resulting in a direct copy of values when assigned to another variable.</li><li>Reference types, however, hold references to objects stored on the heap.</li><li>When a reference variable is assigned to another, it copies the reference, not the actual object, leading both variables to point to the same object.</li><li>Changing the object through one variable reflects the change in the other due to the shared reference.</li><li>To create a new object distinct from the original, a new instance must be instantiated, assigning it to the variable.</li><li>This distinction helps understand why changes to one reference variable affect another pointing to the same object.</li></ul>

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