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What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous I/O in .NET Core?
Updated Apr 28, 2026
Short answer
Synchronous blocks threads; asynchronous frees threads during I/O.
Deep explanation
Async I/O improves scalability by allowing threads to handle other work while waiting for operations like DB or network.
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