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# Start Thread Execution

**1) start():**

Calling start() on a Thread instance creates a new thread of execution, which exe- cutes run(). **You can call start() on a thread that’s in the NEW state**. Calling start() from any other thread state will throw an IllegalThreadStateException:

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Calling run() on a Thread instance doesn’t start a new thread of execution. The run() continues to execute in the same thread.

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