A duplicate reference to a structure such as a variable, file or object. Contrast with "deep copy," which is an actual duplicate of the data. Shallow copy examples are shortcuts, symbolic references ...

From a purely object-oriented perspective, "copy semantics" is the right way to preserve control over object ownership. But in those scenarios where ownership becomes irrelevant, C++11 "move semantics ...

Microsoft .Net provides support for cloning objects — an ability to create an exact copy of an object (also known as a clone). Cloning can be of two types: shallow copy and deep copy. While the former ...