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A retain cycle is a situation when object A retains object B, and object B
retains object A at the same time. Here is an example:
```objectivec
@class Child;
@interface Parent : NSObject {
Child *child; // Instance variables are implicitly __strong
}
@end
@interface Child : NSObject {
Parent *parent;
}
@end
```
You can fix a retain cycle in ARC by using \_\_weak variables or weak properties
for your "back links", i.e. links to direct or indirect parents in an object
hierarchy:
```objectivec
@class Child;
@interface Parent : NSObject {
Child *child;
}
@end
@interface Child : NSObject {
__weak Parent *parent;
}
@end
```