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Rust

Arc

https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/std/arc.html

Arc (Atommically Reference Counted) is used when you want to share ownership between multiple threads.

use std::time::Duration;
use std::sync::Arc;
use std::thread;

fn main() {
// This variable declaration is where its value is specified.
let apple = Arc::new("the same apple");

for _ in 0..10 {
// Here there is no value specification as it is a pointer to a
// reference in the memory heap.
let apple = Arc::clone(&apple);

thread::spawn(move || {
// As Arc was used, threads can be spawned using the value allocated
// in the Arc variable pointer's location.
println!("{:?}", apple);
});
}

// Make sure all Arc instances are printed from spawned threads.
thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
}

Box

Box is used when you want to allocate a value on the heap rather than the stack.