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title: "Can we call the run() method instead of start()?"  
description: "Can we call the run() method instead of start()?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-05-07  
updated: 2020-09-23  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2492/can-we-call-the-run-method-instead-of-start  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java", "thread"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Can we call the run() method instead of start()?

yes, but it will not work as a thread rather it will work as a normal object so there will not be context-switching between the threads.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

yes, but it will not work as a thread rather it will work as a normal object so there will not be context-switching between the threads.


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