Loading is the process of locating the binary representation of a type and bringing it into the JVM. type is class, interface or arrays.
Linking is the process of taking the type and incorporating it into the runtime state of the JVM so that it can be executed.
Initialization is the process of executing the initializers of a type (static initialisers for classes; static field initializers for classes and interfaces).
When a type becomes unreachable (i.e. the running application has no references to the type), it becomes eligible for garbage collection. This collection is called type unloading.
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