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A collection is a group of related data elements, organized into a single object,
with operations provided to manipulate the data. Java technology has always offered support for collections,
for example via the Vector and Hashtable classes, but in JDK 1.2, a new framework for collections
has been defined and implemented. The old classes can still be used, but the new preferred approach
has significant advantages.
Je peux citer d'autres liens, il suffit de taper : ArrayList et Vector sur java.sun.com