Each object has an associated reference count — the number of active references to that object.

每一个对象都有一个关联的引用计数——对该对象的活跃引用的数量。

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If an object's reference count is zero, it is garbage (unreachable from the user program) and can be recycled.

如果对象的引用计数是零，那么它就是垃圾(用户程序不可到达它)，并可以回收。

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A circular reference is formed when two objects reference each other, giving each object a reference count of 1.

当两个对象互相引用时，就构成了循环引用，其中每个对象的引用计数值都被赋1。

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