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 ## Known Uses
 
-* Optional<T> in Java's standard library for handling potential absence of values.
-* Stream<T> for constructing functional pipelines to operate on collections.
+* Optional in Java's standard library for handling potential absence of values.
+* Stream for constructing functional pipelines to operate on collections.
 * Frameworks like Vavr, providing functional programming enhancements for Java.
 
 ## Consequences