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tes dependency m n gement by utom tic lly downlo ding required libr ries nd their dependencies, ensuring consistent builds with speci ied versions. • In contr st, m nu lly downlo ding JARs is l bor-intensive nd error-prone. f a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 4
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