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title: "Event loops and asynchronous input/output"
description: "How can you explain event-loop progress while input/output is pending?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T60.08/"
topicId: "T60.08"
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> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you explain event-loop progress while input/output is pending?

## What we will work through

Explain event-loop progress while input/output is pending.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: System calls and the user/kernel boundary.

- [System calls and the user/kernel boundary](/en/articles/topics/T60.05/)