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Heap Dump vs Thread Dump?

Tests whether you know a heap dump is a snapshot of live objects for diagnosing memory issues, while a thread dump is a snapshot of every thread's stack and state (RUNNABLE/BLOCKED/WAITING) for diagnosing deadlocks, contention, or hangs -- and that they're captured and analyzed differently.

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