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asynchronous wait

[/ˌeɪsɪŋˈkrɒnəs weɪt/]
nounpl: asynchronous waits
espera assíncrona
1. A programming technique where a thread or process pauses execution without blocking other operations, allowing the system to continue processing other tasks while waiting for an event or resource to become available
The application uses asynchronous wait to prevent freezing the user interface while fetching data from the server.
A aplicação usa espera assíncrona para evitar congelar a interface do usuário enquanto busca dados do servidor.
2. In concurrent programming, a non-blocking waiting mechanism that suspends a task until a condition is met, enabling better resource utilization
Asynchronous wait allows multiple I/O operations to proceed simultaneously without thread starvation.
A espera assíncrona permite que múltiplas operações de E/S prossigam simultaneamente sem privação de thread.
Synonyms
non-blocking waitasync waitasynchronous pausenon-blocking pause
Antonyms
synchronous waitblocking waitsynchronous pause

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
espera assíncrona
Standard term used in Brazilian Portuguese technical documentation and software development
Portugal
espera assíncrona
Standard term used in European Portuguese, equivalent to Brazilian usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

non-blocking I/O
event-driven programming
callback mechanism
promise-based waiting
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