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 Builder
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 Intent: Separate the construction of a complex object from its representation so that the same construction process can create different representations.
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+Factory Method
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+Intent: Define an interface for creating an object, but let subclasses decide which class to instantiate. Factory Method lets a class defer instantiation to subclasses.