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Asynchronous Message
An asynchronous message means that the caller dispatches the stimulus or message to the receiver and does not wait for a return but continues immediately with the next step in its own execution.
Explanation
A message that is sent asynchronously makes no assumptions about the receiver other than that they will be receptive to the message. The caller does not wait for the completion of the operation but continues immediately in its own execution path.
A synchronous message is related to an asynchronous message in that both are messages sent between instances. The synchronous message however differs in the sense that the execution of the calling instance is halted and waits for the return of the message before continuing the next step in its execution.
