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title: "When a thread is created and started, what is its initial state?"  
description: "When a thread is created and started, what is its initial state?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-08-26  
updated: 2020-09-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2018/when-a-thread-is-created-and-started-what-is-its-initial-state  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# When a thread is created and started, what is its initial state?

A thread is in the ready state after it has been created and started.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

A thread is in the ready state after it has been created and started.


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Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2018/when-a-thread-is-created-and-started-what-is-its-initial-state

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