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java.util.concurrent is a package in the Java Development Kit (JDK) that provides a rich set of tools for concurrent programming. This package offers high-level and low-level constructs to manage threads, tasks, and synchronize access to shared resources. Its primary goal is to simplify the development of multi-threaded applications, making them more robust, efficient, and easier to reason about.

Key components within java.util.concurrent include thread pools, which manage a set of worker threads for executing tasks, and various synchronization primitives such as locks, semaphores, and barriers. It also offers collections specifically designed for concurrent access, like ConcurrentHashMap and CopyOnWriteArrayList, which handle thread-safety internally. The package further provides mechanisms for task execution and cancellation, including the Executor framework and Future objects. These features enable developers to build applications that can effectively utilize multi-core processors and respond more quickly to user interactions by offloading work to background threads. The introduction of java.util.concurrent in Java 5 significantly improved the capabilities for building scalable and responsive concurrent applications.