Async

/eɪˈsɪŋk/ · Adjective · Development

Definitions

  1. Short for asynchronous — a programming model where operations (typically I/O) are initiated and control returns immediately, allowing other work to proceed while the operation completes in the background.

    In plain English: A style of programming where you start a slow task (like fetching data) and move on to other work instead of waiting around for it to finish.

    Example: "Making the database call async freed the event loop to handle 10x more concurrent requests."

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