Which of the following is a state in the life cycle of a thread?*

The life cycle of a thread in programming generally includes the following states:

1. New: A thread begins its life cycle in the new state. It remains in this state until the program starts the thread. It is also considered in this state if it has been stopped and then resumed.

2. Runnable: After a thread has been started, it is runnable. The thread may be running or ready to run at any time, depending on the operating system's thread scheduler.

3. Blocked: A thread can be blocked when waiting for a resource. For example, if a thread is waiting for an input/output completion, it is in a blocked state.

4. Waiting: A thread can be waiting indefinitely for another thread to perform a particular action. For example, a thread can be waiting for other threads to complete their tasks.

5. Timed Waiting: A thread can be in a timed waiting state. This is similar to the waiting state, but it’s waiting for another thread to perform an action for up to a specific waiting time.

6. Terminated: A thread is in terminated or dead state when its run() method exits.