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Difference between sleep() and wait() in Java

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Wait()	Sleep()
Wait() method belongs to Object class.	Sleep() method belongs to Thread class.
Wait() method releases lock during Synchronization.	Sleep() method does not release the lock on object during Synchronization.
Wait() should be called only from Synchronized context.	There is no need to call sleep() from Synchronized context.
Wait() is not a static method. 	Sleep() is a static method. 
Wait() Has Three Overloaded Methods:

wait()
wait(long timeout)
wait(long timeout, int nanos)
Sleep() Has Two Overloaded Methods:

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// Java program to demonstrate the difference
// between wait and sleep
 
class GfG{
   
private static Object LOCK = new Object();
 
public static void main(String[] args)
  throws InterruptedException {
  
    Thread.sleep(1000);
   
    System.out.println("Thread '" + Thread.currentThread().getName() +
      "' is woken after sleeping for 1 second");
  
    synchronized (LOCK)
    {
        LOCK.wait(1000);
       
        System.out.println("Object '" + LOCK + "' is woken after" +
          " waiting for 1 second");
    }
}
}

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