Why are Asynchronous processes not called Synchronous?

Question

So I\'m a little confused by this terminology.

Everyone refers to \"Asynchronous\" computing as running different processes on seperate threads, which gives the illu

Answer 1

It means that the two threads are not running in sync, that is, they are not both running on the same timeline.

I think it's a case of computer scientists being too clever about their use of words.

Synchronisation, in this context, would suggest that both threads start and end at the same time. Asynchrony in this sense, means both threads are free to start, execute and end as they require.