Graceful shutdown is a critical process that ensures applications can terminate cleanly by handling any necessary tasks before exiting, particularly in web servers managing active requests or in command-line applications that require resource cleanup. Implementing graceful shutdown involves intercepting interrupt signals to prevent immediate termination, allowing for the completion of ongoing operations and resource cleanup, such as releasing locks on files. A practical implementation includes the use of signal handlers and channels in Go, where a main function can listen for interrupt signals while executing tasks concurrently. This approach ensures that whether the application exits naturally or through an interrupt, it leaves the system in a stable state by properly handling resources, thus avoiding potential issues with resource contention. Further strategies for managing cancellations will also be explored, offering various methods for effectively handling long-running tasks.