title: When is a Java thread alive?
body: <p>This is a pretty basic question about the vocabulary of Java threads. </p>
  
  <p>I can't see any possible duplicates but there might be.</p>
  
  <p>What does the word <strong><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Thread.html#isAlive%28%29" rel="noreferrer">alive</a></strong> refer to in Oracles documentation? </p>
  
  <p>Is it when the <code>run()</code> method has not yet completed or is it any other parameter?</p>