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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T10:15:21+00:00 2026-05-23T10:15:21+00:00

What happens to a thread once it hits the ends? Does it kill itself?

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What happens to a thread once it hits the ends? Does it kill itself? or does it float around in memory taking up space? what exactly happens?

new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
//do some stuff
...

//ok... did some stuff, now what?
}
}).start();
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    2026-05-23T10:15:21+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 10:15 am

    It finishes and all it’s ThreadLocal objects become eligible for Garbage collection.

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