Explain the difference between Spring and Spring Boot.

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Aspect	Spring	Spring Boot
Configuration	Manual XML/Java configuration	Auto-configuration
Server Setup	External server required	Embedded server included
Dependencies	Manual dependency management	Starter dependencies
Deployment	WAR files to external servers	Executable JAR files
Development Time	More setup and configuration	Faster development

Spring Boot is built on top of Spring framework and provides opinionated defaults to get started quickly.

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