<h1 id="synchronous">Synchronous<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#synchronous"></a></h1>
<p>Caller sends a request and waits for it to get completed. Meanwhile, caller is blocked and resumes only when the receiver responds.</p>
<p>Caller and receiver are in "sync".</p>
<h2 id="example">Example<a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#example"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li>Program asks OS to read from disk
<ul>
<li>Program main thread is taken off of the CPU</li>
<li>Read completes, program can resume execution</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Phone call/meetings</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Backlinks</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="/cs/notes/xkbvjycyxxhfp02qwqvyu3q">Asynchronous (cs)</a></li>
</ul>

Synchronous



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