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title: "When should we interrupt a thread?"  
description: "When should we interrupt a thread?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-05-07  
updated: 2020-09-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2497/when-should-we-interrupt-a-thread  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java", "thread"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# When should we interrupt a thread?

We should interrupt a thread if we want to break out the sleep or wait state of a thread.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

We should interrupt a thread if we want to break out the sleep or wait state of a thread.


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