Does anyone have a specific example of using the Flyweight Pattern?

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I have been studying design patterns and came accross the fly weight pattern. I have been trying to see opportunities to use the pattern in my applications but I am having trouble seeing how to use it. Also, what are some signs that a fly weight pattern is being used when I read other peoples code?

According to the definition it says:

Use sharing to support large numbers of fine-grained objects efficiently.

If I read it right Dictionaries and Hashtables could be instances of fly weights is this correct?

Thanks in advance.

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