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src/hotspot/share/runtime/handles.hpp
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//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// In order to preserve oops during garbage collection, they should be
// allocated and passed around via Handles within the VM. A handle is
// simply an extra indirection allocated in a thread local handle area.
//
-// A handle is a ValueObj, so it can be passed around as a value, can
+// A handle is a value object, so it can be passed around as a value, can
// be used as a parameter w/o using &-passing, and can be returned as a
// return value.
//
// oop parameters and return types should be Handles whenever feasible.
//
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