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What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous dispatch in GCD?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Sync blocks wait for completion; async returns immediately.
Deep explanation
Synchronous dispatch blocks current thread until task completes. Asynchronous dispatch schedules task on queue and returns immediately, allowing concurrency.
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