From 1d0de9a243248e7dac65834f03a8402dae7ffdf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 09:03:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [4.1] [PR 469] Clarify terms, query intervals and impacts Backport of PR #469 --- modules/ROOT/pages/faq.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/faq.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/faq.adoc index f9dcf538..932c60b6 100644 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/faq.adoc +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/faq.adoc @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ == Clarification of Terms Used * *Polling* + -Polling is defined as the task where the Desktop app queries the server for changes. If the server responds with a change that had happened on the backend, the client will start syncing the changes after polling has finished. +Polling is defined as the task where the Desktop app queries the server for changes - among other things. If the server responds with a change that had happened on the backend, the client will start syncing the changes after polling has finished. * *Sync* + Syncing is defined as the task where any changes will be synchronized, no matter if they occurred in the Desktop app or on the server side. Syncing does not depend on former polling while polling can result in a sync.