Abstract Factory

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• Normally a single instance of a ConcreteFactory class is created at run-time. This concrete factory creates product objects having a particular implementation. To create different product objects, clients should use a different concrete factory.
• AbstractFactory defers creation of product objects to its ConcreteFactory subclass.

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