Memory Management & Garbage Collection

JSON.stringify with circular references throws an error: 1) When an object contains references that create a cycle (directly or indirectly referencing itself), JSON.stringify cannot serialize it, 2) It throws a 'TypeError: Converting circular structure to JSON' error, 3) This happens because the standard JSON format has no way to represent circular references, 4) The error prevents the operation from consuming excessive memory or entering an infinite loop, 5) This limitation affects operations that rely on JSON serialization, like storing objects in localStorage or sending them to servers, 6) Libraries like circular-json or JSON.decycle exist to handle such structures by replacing circular references with placeholders, 7) The issue demonstrates important limitations in working with complex object graphs, 8) Proper handling requires either avoiding circular structures or using specialized serialization approaches.