diff --git a/java/stack/ArrayStack.java b/java/stack/ArrayStack.java
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+import java.util.EmptyStackException;
+
+/**
+ * An array implementation of the Stack interface.
+ */
+public class ArrayStack<T> implements Stack<T> {
+
+    private static final int DEFAULT_CAPACITY = 10;
+
+    private T[] array;
+    private int top;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an empty stack with the default capacity.
+     */
+    public ArrayStack() {
+        this(DEFAULT_CAPACITY);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an empty stack with the specified capacity.
+     *
+     * @param capacity the initial capacity of the stack
+     */
+    public ArrayStack(int capacity) {
+        array = (T[]) new Object[capacity];
+        top = -1;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void push(T element) {
+        if (top == array.length - 1) {
+            expandCapacity();
+        }
+        top++;
+        array[top] = element;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public T pop() {
+        if (isEmpty()) {
+            throw new EmptyStackException();
+        }
+        T element = array[top];
+        array[top] = null;
+        top--;
+        return element;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public T peek() {
+        if (isEmpty()) {
+            throw new EmptyStackException();
+        }
+        return array[top];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return top == -1;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int size() {
+        return top + 1;
+    }
+
+    private void expandCapacity() {
+        T[] newArray = (T[]) new Object[array.length * 2];
+        System.arraycopy(array, 0, newArray, 0, array.length);
+        array = newArray;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/stack/LinkedStack b/java/stack/LinkedStack
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+/**
+ * A linked implementation of the Stack interface.
+ */
+public class LinkedStack<T> implements Stack<T> {
+
+    private static class Node<T> {
+        private T data;
+        private Node<T> next;
+
+        public Node(T data) {
+            this.data = data;
+            this.next = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Node<T> top;
+    private int size;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an empty LinkedStack.
+     */
+    public LinkedStack() {
+        top = null;
+        size = 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void push(T element) {
+        Node<T> newNode = new Node<>(element);
+        newNode.next = top;
+        top = newNode;
+        size++;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public T pop() {
+        if (isEmpty()) {
+            throw new EmptyStackException();
+        }
+        T element = top.data;
+        top = top.next;
+        size--;
+        return element;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public T peek() {
+        if (isEmpty()) {
+            throw new EmptyStackException();
+        }
+        return top.data;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return size == 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int size() {
+        return size;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/java/stack/Stack.java b/java/stack/Stack.java
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+/**
+ * The Stack interface represents a last-in-first-out (LIFO) stack of elements.
+ */
+public interface Stack<E> {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of elements in the stack.
+     *
+     * Complexity: O(1)
+     *
+     * @return the number of elements in the stack
+     */
+    int size();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the stack is empty, false otherwise.
+     *
+     * Complexity: O(1)
+     *
+     * @return true if the stack is empty, false otherwise
+     */
+    boolean isEmpty();
+
+    /**
+     * Pushes an element onto the top of the stack.
+     *
+     * Complexity: O(1)
+     *
+     * @param element the element to be pushed onto the stack
+     */
+    void push(E element);
+
+    /**
+     * Removes and returns the element at the top of the stack.
+     *
+     * Complexity: O(1)
+     *
+     * @return the element at the top of the stack
+     * @throws EmptyStackException if the stack is empty
+     */
+    E pop();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the element at the top of the stack without removing it.
+     *
+     * Complexity: O(1)
+     *
+     * @return the element at the top of the stack
+     * @throws EmptyStackException if the stack is empty
+     */
+    E peek();
+}