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				@umnikos a modifier to a function call to state that it's executed asynchronously
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				@umnikos async is a modifier to a function declaration to state that it can be executed asynchronously
async/await pairs are multithreading implementations for some languages - 
				
				@umnikos yeah, it's kinda weird at first, but multi-threading really couldn't be any easier
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byIcee12968y@umnikos if I'm right. I think to put it in simpler words.
Async means running function on another thread, meaning, you can run it while you run a function in the other thread.
(I hope you already know that computers execute code one line at a time if you don't do async) 
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