title: Why are Asynchronous processes not called Synchronous?
body: <p>So I'm a little confused by this terminology.</p>
  
  <p>Everyone refers to "Asynchronous" computing as running different processes on seperate threads, which gives the illusion that these processes are running at the same time.</p>
  
  <p>This is not the definition of the word asynchronous.</p>
  
  <pre><code>a⋅syn⋅chro⋅nous
  –adjective 
  1. not occurring at the same time. 
  2. (of a computer or other electrical machine) having each operation started only after the preceding operation is completed. 
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  <p>What am I not understanding here? </p>