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<div style="font-weight:; margin:0; display: flex; justify-content: center;">Here is a summary of the key takeaways</div>

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        <th style="text-align: center;">References</th>
        <th style="text-align: center;">Pointers</th>
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        <td style="font-weight: bold;">Syntax</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Declared using &amp; symbol.</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Declared using * symbol.</td>
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        <td style="font-weight: bold;">Initialization</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Must be initialized upon declaration.</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Can be initialized later or left uninitialized.</td>
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        <td style="font-weight: bold;">Nullability</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Cannot be null.</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Can be null.</td>
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        <td style="font-weight: bold;">Address</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">No separate address operator needed.</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Requires the address-of operator (&amp;).</td>
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        <td style="font-weight: bold;">Reassignment</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Cannot be reassigned to refer to another object.</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Can be reassigned to point to different objects.</td>
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        <td style="font-weight: bold;">Memory Management</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">No explicit memory management required.</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Requires explicit allocation and deallocation.</td>
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        <td style="font-weight: bold;">Syntax for Access</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Use the same syntax as the object it refers to.</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Dereferencing using * and accessing using -&gt;.</td>
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        <td style="font-weight: bold;">Size in Memory</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Generally takes the same amount of memory as the object it refers to.</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Takes up its own memory space to store the address.</td>
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        <td style="font-weight: bold;">Function Arguments</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Used for passing arguments by reference.</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Used for passing arguments by value or reference.</td>
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        <td style="font-weight: bold;">Use in Arrays</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Cannot be used to iterate over an array.</td>
        <td style="text-align: center;">Can be used to iterate over an array.</td>
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C++ Pointers and References

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