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A: A singleton class is one in which instantiation is restricted to ensure that only one instance is created for the current Java Virtual Machine. Singletons usually have a private default constructor, to prevent direct instantiation, and a static method to obtain a "new" reference to the single instance. On its first call, the static instance method creates the object using a private constructor and stores a static reference to it for all subsequent calls.
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