A thread goes through various states in its lifecycle, from creation until its termination. Understanding the lifecycle of a thread is crucial for managing concurrent operations and optimizing the performance of multi-threaded applications. The lifecycle of a thread typically involves the following states:

New: This is the phase where a thread is created but hasn’t started running. At this point, the thread is considered not alive.

Runnable: The thread is ready to run and is waiting for the CPU’s attention