All objects in java have a lock. Another term for lock is monitor. All classes have lock too. so you have object level lock and class level lock.
When compiler encounters any code surrounded by 'synchronized' keyword, It means that it make sure that a
thread would acquirer lock/monitor first before actually entering to "synchronized block".
This way threads synchronize with each other on shared data.
For more details: Pls refer Khalid Mughal's book on java.
