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Thread waiting state

The thread waiting state is a specific execution state in multi-threaded environments where a thread is inactive, waiting for a specific condition or action to occur before it can proceed.^[600-developer__JUC.md]

This state is often analyzed alongside the blocked state, particularly when comparing different synchronization mechanisms in Java, such as Synchronized versus ReentrantLock.^[600-developer__JUC.md]

  • [[Thread state]]
  • [[ReentrantLock]]
  • [[Synchronized]]

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