Whats the difference between rs.close vs rs = nothing in a RecordSet

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I often find it confusing as to when it is appropriate to use:

rs.Close

opposed to

Set rs = Nothing

I can understand needing to close a connection to a source, but should I be using both when the variable falls out of scope? Or should I just use one or the other?

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