Document Terminology
Document Terminology
The following terms are used throughout this documentation.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
Event Sink |
A COM object that exposes an event interface or event interfaces. |
Event Source |
A process or thread that notifies sinks that a particular event has occurred. |
Synchronous |
The occurrence of operations is serialized fashion. Operations are synchronous if they must all be serially coordinated in time. |
Asynchronous |
The occurrence of operations in non-serialized fashion. Operations are asynchronous if they do not need to be serially coordinated in time. |