Deadlock in Java

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The Question

What is deadlock in Java and how can it be avoided?

What a Strong Answer Covers

• threads blocked waiting for each other's locks
• circular wait
• consistent lock ordering
• tryLock with timeout
• avoid nested locks
• java.util.concurrent utilities

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