Async Standup
Noun · Hacker Culture
Definitions
A standup process done through written updates rather than a live meeting, often in chat or a dedicated tool. Async standups are common in distributed teams that want status visibility without daily calendar overhead.
In plain English: A standup update done in writing instead of as a live meeting.
Example: "They replaced the 9 a.m. status call with an async standup so engineers could post blockers when they actually started work instead of racing to a meeting."
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