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title: "What is association in Java?"  
description: "What is association in Java?"  
author: "Jayesh Chopra"  
published: 2017-12-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31801/what-is-association-in-java  
category: "technology"  
tags: ["java programming", "java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is association in Java?

What is association in [Java](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1702/introduction-to-java)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hemant Patel

Association in Java is defined as it's a relationship where all object having its own life cycle and there is no owner. In other words, association defines the multiplicity between objects.

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