http://blogs.msdn.com/pathelland/archive/2007/08/23/asynchronous-and-synchronous-are-subjective-terms.aspxOK, this blog entry fits into the category of obsessive-compulsive... Every time I hear somebody say "such-and-so is asynchronous ", it kinda drives me nuts. The same thing applies to synchronous . The issue is that these terms describe the timing interactionsen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/pathelland/archive/2007/08/23/asynchronous-and-synchronous-are-subjective-terms.aspx#5047055Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:57:47 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5047055leotohill<p>I think you've made an issue where none really exists. &nbsp;To me, the terms asnych and synch are always in the context of a call site. &nbsp;Either the calling site does not proceed until the call returns, or it proceeds immediately from the call, and that's the difference between syncronous and asynchronous. &nbsp; &nbsp;I'm not sure that distinction has any meaning in any other context. </p>