the.com/synchronous
everyone waits together, so nobody waits alone — and nobody moves ahead either.
means describes operations that happen in lockstep, each step blocking until the previous one finishes.
from from greek syn (together) plus chronos (time) — literally same-timed, coined for things that tick in unison.
oppositeasynchronous lets tasks run independently, no waiting
coding costblocking calls freeze whole programs mid-task
real worldlive phone calls are synchronous, texting is not