What is the difference between shallow copy and deep copy?

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The DIFFERENCE between shallow copy and a deep copy is given below:

Shallow Copy	Deep Copy
Shallow copy STORES the references of objects to the ORIGINAL memory address.	Deep copy makes a new and separate copy of an entire object with its unique memory address.
Shallow copy is faster.	Deep copy is COMPARATIVELY slower.
Shallow copy reflects CHANGES made to the new/copied object in the original object.	Deep copy doesn’t reflect changes made to the new/copied object in the original object

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