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System.out.print, System.out.println, and System.out.printf are the primary ways to write to standard output in Java. They are accessed through the static field System.out, which is a PrintStream representing the program’s standard output.

System.out is a static field of java.lang.System; it is a PrintStream connected to the console by default, but it can be redirected to other destinations using System.setOut. This allows output to be written to files, network streams, or memory buffers if needed.

Print methods: The PrintStream class provides overloads of print(...) for boolean, char, int, long, float, double, char[], and Object. Each overload converts its argument to a string (for objects, by calling toString) and writes it without a newline. If the argument is null, the string "null" is printed.

println adds a newline after printing, whereas printf formats the input with a format string using standard Java formatting rules like %d, %s, and so on. printf can take multiple arguments and applies them to the format specifiers in sequence.

Behavior and nuances: System.out is typically synchronized to be thread-safe for concurrent writes; it is often auto-flushing, meaning that certain calls (notably println and printf) will flush the underlying buffer automatically. However, output from multiple threads can still interleave if writes occur simultaneously.

Practical use: common for debugging, simple console output, and small utilities. For larger applications, dedicated logging frameworks are preferred to control output levels, destinations, and formatting.